Here’s a Christmas song about the Shepherds and the Wise Men—two very different groups of people, from vastly different backgrounds and points of view, who discovered the Christ Child in different ways. The Shepherds found him through direct revelation. The Wise Men found him through study, reason, and observation.
"Guided by Starlight"
© 2022 Words and Music by C.W. Brownell
VERSE 1:
We who watch the sheep
Who view the world from valleys deep
Trying not to sleep
We have a job—our flocks to keep
See the flash of lightning!
Hear the blast so frightening!
The angel speaks, tells us to seek
A baby born in Bethlehem
Find him….
CHORUS:
Guided by starlight
Braving the dark night
Barely knowing where we’re going
Or what we will find
Then into our sight
True light from true light
Now perceiving that we’re leaving
The old world behind
VERSE 2:
We who watch the sky
Who view the world from towers high
Asking what and why
About the signs we analyze
See the star in Aries!
Heed the luminaries!
It was foretold—let’s gather gold
A king is born in Israel
Find him….
CHORUS:
Guided by starlight
Braving the dark night
Barely knowing where we’re going
Or what we will find
Then into our sight
True light from true light
Now perceiving that we’re leaving
The old world behind
Now perceiving that we’re leaving
The old world behind
Larry Killam
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Enjoyed Da Read.Really love Dis One.