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Hymn

Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning

PERFECT LOVE · 11.10.11.10 · words Reginald Heber · music Joseph Barnby

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Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning morn shin la vo am cost dew sons de are the ob ple ly drops of tion, tion, ing, ing, ly shall on est we we His and 4. Vain 3. Say, 2. Cold 1. Bright the the Him, dle of fer each in of yield cra best vor f'rings se di the thine us of fa of beasts lend cure; vine, stall; aid; ly dors lies on Vain O His our His Low Dawn would dom with ness, of and the and dark with E head gifts re the o ra o clin dorn heart's pearls slum ri a ad of ber zon tion, cean, ing, ing, er of gels of by the a the Rich Gems An Star ho is tain Him the the and in far moun dore East, is the deem of the er ior prayers gold Sav of from poor. mine? all. laid. er from er where and to the our Dear Myrrh Mak Guide are est arch fant the and and Re in Mon for God Reginald Heber, 1811 PERFECT LOVE 11.10.11.10 Joseph Barnby, 1889
Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning morn shin la vo am cost dew sons de are the ob ple ly drops of tion, tion, ing, ing, ly shall on est we we His and 4. Vain 3. Say, 2. Cold 1. Bright the the Him, dle of fer each in of yield cra best vor f'rings se di the thine us of fa of beasts lend cure; vine, stall; aid; ly dors lies on Vain O His our His Low Dawn would dom with ness, of and the and dark with E head gifts re the o ra o clin dorn heart's pearls slum ri a ad of ber zon tion, cean, ing, ing, er of gels of by the a the Rich Gems An Star ho is tain Him the the and in far moun dore East, is the deem of the er ior prayers gold Sav of from poor. mine? all. laid. er from er where and to the our Dear Myrrh Mak Guide are est arch fant the and and Re in Mon for God Reginald Heber, 1811 PERFECT LOVE 11.10.11.10 Joseph Barnby, 1889

1.Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

2.Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining,
Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Savior of all.

3.Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,
Odors of Edom and off'rings divine,
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest and gold from the mine?

4.Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gifts would His favor secure;
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

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