Words: Bishop Arthur Cleveland (A. C.) Coxe, D. D. (1818-1896)
Second Bishop of Western New York (1865-1896)
See notes under Carol, Carol, Christians

Music: Not Stated
See Below

Source: John Clark Hollister, ed., Chants, Carols, and Tunes: A Supplement To The Sunday-School Service and Tune Book (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1863, 1865), Supplement p. 26.

1. Oh, shine, my Redeemer
    My Light o'er the way!
For faint is the pilgrim,
    And lone, and astray:
No ray o'er the desert,
    No light from afar;
Shine forth in thy glory,
    Bright Bethlehem's star!

2. Long blazed the fierce sunlight,
    And toiling I went;
Now night falleth, chilling, —
    My courage is spent:
These shadows of darkness,
    How fearful they are!
Shine forth in thy glory,
    Bright Bethlehem's Star.

3. 'T is said — and the midnight
    Is breaking away!
See, soft, through the shadows,
    Pours mercy's mild ray!
Now smileth the pilgrim
    To greet thee from far;
All hail to thy glory,
    Bright Bethlehem's Star!

Sheet Music from John Clark Hollister, ed., Chants, Carols, and Tunes: A Supplement To The Sunday-School Service and Tune Book (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1863, 1865), Supplement p. 26.