Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shining far through shadows dimmed
Giving the light for those who long have gone
Guiding the wise men on their way
Unto the place where Jesus lay
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on
Oh beautiful star (beautiful, beautiful star) of Bethlehem (star of Bethlehem)
Shine upon us until the glory dawns
Give us a lamp to light the way
Unto the land of perfect day
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on
Oh beautiful star the hope, the grace
For the redeem the good and the blessed
Yonder in glory when the crowd is one
Jesus is now the star divine
Brighter and brighter he will shine
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on
Oh beautiful star (beautiful, beautiful star) of Bethlehem (star of Bethlehem)
Shine upon us until the glory dawns
Give us a lamp to light the way
Unto the land of perfect day
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on
Words and Music by Adger M. Pace & R. Fischer Boyce
Later, the song would be republished in Vaughan's Favorite Radio Songs. . .
Boyce wrote “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” while the family was living
on a dairy farm in the Plainview community,
about two or three miles from what is now the Interstate 24 Buchanan Road Exit.
Jimmie Davis ©
James Houston "Jimmie" Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000)
was a singer of both sacred and popular songs
who served for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948
and from 1960 to 1964 as the governor of his native Louisiana, USA.
Davis was a nationally popular country music and gospel singer from the 1930s into the 1960s,
occasionally recording and performing as late as the early 1990s.
He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
