210:
771:
25:
795:
131:
228:
311:
often sang this and told of her childhood memory of her grandmother sitting by the fire and singing it quietly to herself on
Twelfth Night; the Library of Congress collected it from her in 1951.
226:
227:
747:
528:
278:
399:
881:
89:
61:
289:. It appears in many hymnals across different Christian traditions. It has been recorded by a number of artists, including
730:
68:
832:
523:
42:
518:
476:
108:
75:
866:
851:
175:
303:
57:
46:
552:
661:
876:
861:
774:
704:
753:
856:
286:
219:
198:
534:
871:
825:
644:
35:
714:
82:
469:
589:
282:
194:
806:
8:
886:
681:
618:
443:
818:
499:
485:
273:
271:
in 1827. It can be sung to a number of tunes, including "Liebster
Immanuel" (no 41 in
264:
656:
649:
594:
579:
574:
462:
623:
611:
546:
720:
569:
504:
136:
802:
725:
606:
260:
165:
845:
676:
584:
509:
290:
686:
599:
438:
308:
298:
294:
400:"History of Hymns: Hymn honors Christ child as the 'Brightest and Best'"
414:
243:
639:
24:
666:
269:
Hymns
Written and Adapted to the Weekly Service of the Church Year
419:(2009 ed.). Buckley, WA: Weelyrd Publishing. pp. 90, 91
130:
794:
267:. It appeared in Heber's widow's compilation of hymns entitled
671:
540:
259:") is a Christian hymn written in 1811 by the Anglican bishop
454:
147:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
193:"Morning Star" by James P. Harding, "Epiphany" by
843:
379:Occasionally, "stars" is substituted for "sons"
339:Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;
826:
470:
352:Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
350:Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
257:Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning
255:" (occasionally rendered by its first line, "
346:Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,
337:Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;
397:
361:Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
330:Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;
833:
819:
477:
463:
129:
748:Church cantatas for the Feast of Epiphany
357:Vainly with gifts would His favor secure;
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
334:Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
234:Audio recording, performed multi-tracked
412:
359:Richer by far is the heart’s adoration,
332:Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
844:
341:Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
529:Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany
458:
220:Brightest and Best / Star in the East
789:
733:(How Lovely Shines the Morning Star)
355:Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
343:Maker and Monarch and Savior of all!
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
524:Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
373:
348:Odors of Edom and offerings divine?
322:
307:). The Kentucky traditional singer
13:
731:Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
519:Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
208:
14:
898:
793:
770:
769:
242:Problems playing this file? See
224:
23:
882:Hymns in The New English Hymnal
801:This song-related article is a
374:
323:
34:needs additional citations for
431:
406:
391:
321:Brightest and best of the sons
1:
384:
805:. You can help Knowledge by
726:We Three Kings of Orient Are
553:Feast of the Transfiguration
484:
285:, and "Star in the East" by
197:, and "Star in the East" by
7:
705:As with Gladness Men of Old
543:(Ethiopian Orthodox Church)
263:to be sung at the feast of
135:"Reginald Heber" (1822) by
10:
903:
788:
416:An American Christmas Harp
765:
740:
695:
632:
562:
492:
314:
189:
181:
171:
161:
153:
143:
128:
123:
662:Pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas
366:
867:English Christian hymns
852:Hymns by Reginald Heber
413:Willard, Karen (2009).
757:§ Epiphany BWV 616–617
717:(Star above Bethlehem)
364:
213:
590:Adoration of the Magi
555:(Certain Protestants)
318:
277:), "Morning Star" by
212:
176:Isaiah 60:1-6
715:Stern ĂĽber Bethlehem
439:"Brightest and best"
58:"Brightest and Best"
43:improve this article
619:Baptism of the Lord
535:Epiphany feast days
444:Library of Congress
877:19th-century hymns
862:Jean Ritchie songs
710:Brightest and Best
537:(East Syriac Rite)
531:(Eastern Orthodox)
274:The English Hymnal
253:Brightest and Best
214:
124:Brightest and Best
814:
813:
783:
782:
657:Chalking the door
650:Cavalcade of Magi
580:Star of Bethlehem
575:Flight into Egypt
549:(Julian Calendar)
398:C. Michael Hawn.
229:
204:
203:
119:
118:
111:
93:
894:
857:Christmas carols
835:
828:
821:
797:
790:
773:
772:
682:Saint Knut's Day
624:Marriage at Cana
547:Little Christmas
479:
472:
465:
456:
455:
449:
448:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
410:
404:
403:
395:
378:
327:
281:, "Epiphany" by
279:James P. Harding
231:
230:
211:
133:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
902:
901:
897:
896:
895:
893:
892:
891:
842:
841:
840:
839:
786:
784:
779:
761:
750:(and following)
736:
721:The Three Kings
697:
691:
628:
570:Herod the Great
558:
505:Epiphany season
488:
483:
453:
452:
437:
436:
432:
422:
420:
411:
407:
396:
392:
387:
382:
369:
363:
360:
358:
356:
354:
353:
351:
349:
347:
345:
344:
342:
340:
338:
336:
335:
333:
331:
329:
328:of the morning;
317:
249:
248:
240:
238:
237:
236:
235:
232:
225:
222:
215:
209:
139:
137:Thomas Phillips
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
900:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
872:Epiphany music
869:
864:
859:
854:
838:
837:
830:
823:
815:
812:
811:
798:
781:
780:
778:
777:
766:
763:
762:
760:
759:
751:
744:
742:
738:
737:
735:
734:
728:
723:
718:
712:
707:
701:
699:
693:
692:
690:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
653:
652:
642:
636:
634:
630:
629:
627:
626:
621:
616:
615:
614:
609:
604:
603:
602:
592:
582:
577:
572:
566:
564:
560:
559:
557:
556:
550:
544:
538:
532:
526:
521:
516:
515:
514:
513:
512:
496:
494:
490:
489:
482:
481:
474:
467:
459:
451:
450:
430:
405:
389:
388:
386:
383:
381:
380:
370:
368:
365:
319:
316:
313:
301:(on her album
287:William Walker
261:Reginald Heber
239:
233:
223:
218:
217:
216:
207:
206:
205:
202:
201:
199:William Walker
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
168:
166:Reginald Heber
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
140:
134:
126:
125:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
16:Christian hymn
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
899:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
849:
847:
836:
831:
829:
824:
822:
817:
816:
810:
808:
804:
799:
796:
792:
791:
787:
776:
768:
767:
764:
758:
756:
755:OrgelbĂĽchlein
752:
749:
746:
745:
743:
739:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
694:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
677:Moravian star
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
651:
648:
647:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
635:
631:
625:
622:
620:
617:
613:
610:
608:
605:
601:
598:
597:
596:
593:
591:
588:
587:
586:
585:Biblical Magi
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
567:
565:
561:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
511:
510:Ordinary Time
508:
507:
506:
503:
502:
501:
498:
497:
495:
491:
487:
480:
475:
473:
468:
466:
461:
460:
457:
446:
445:
440:
434:
418:
417:
409:
401:
394:
390:
377:
376:
372:
371:
362:
326:
325:
312:
310:
306:
305:
300:
296:
292:
291:Glen Campbell
288:
284:
283:Joseph Thrupp
280:
276:
275:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
247:
245:
221:
200:
196:
195:Joseph Thrupp
192:
188:
184:
180:
177:
174:
170:
167:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:
146:
142:
138:
132:
127:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
807:expanding it
800:
785:
754:
709:
687:Star singers
645:Epiphany Eve
600:San Baltasar
442:
433:
421:. Retrieved
415:
408:
393:
375:
324:
320:
309:Jean Ritchie
302:
299:Kathy Mattea
272:
268:
256:
252:
250:
241:
105:
99:January 2023
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
741:Noted works
295:Joanne Hogg
185:11.10.11.10
887:Song stubs
846:Categories
698:and carols
633:Traditions
423:3 December
385:References
244:media help
69:newspapers
672:La Befana
640:King cake
595:Balthazar
304:Good News
775:Category
667:Badalisc
612:Melchior
500:Epiphany
493:Calendar
486:Epiphany
265:Epiphany
172:Based on
154:Written
83:scholar
607:Caspar
563:Topics
541:Timkat
315:Lyrics
190:Melody
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
696:Hymns
367:Notes
182:Meter
144:Genre
90:JSTOR
76:books
803:stub
425:2023
297:and
162:Text
157:1811
148:Hymn
62:news
45:by
848::
441:.
293:,
834:e
827:t
820:v
809:.
478:e
471:t
464:v
447:.
427:.
402:.
251:"
246:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
