Morning Star (carol)
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Full titleMorning Star, O Cheering Sight
GenreChristmas carol
Written1657 (text) and 1836 (melody)
TextJohannes Scheffler in 1657
| Morning Star | |
|---|---|
| Full title | Morning Star, O Cheering Sight |
| Genre | Christmas carol |
| Written | 1657 (text) and 1836 (melody) |
| Text | Johannes Scheffler in 1657 |
| Language | English, translated from German by Bennet Harvey, Jr. (1885) |
| Based on | Revelation 22:16 |
| Meter | 7.7.3.3.7. |
| Melody | Francis F. Hagen in 1836 |
"Morning Star" is an American Moravian Church carol with text originating from a poem by Johannes Scheffler in 1657 and music composed by Francis F. Hagen in 1836.[1][2][3]
