There Shall a Star from Jacob Come (Mendel...

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There Shall a Star from Jacob Come (Mendelssohn’s Christus Oratorio)

Words: Original German text compiled by Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen

Music: There Shall a Star from Jacob Come | Félix Mendelssohn

There shall a Star from Jacob come forth,
And a Sceptre from Israel rise up,
And dash in pieces princes and nations.

As bright the star of morning gleams,
So Jesus sheddeth glorious beams
Of light and consolation!
Thy Word, O LORD, radiance darting,
Truth imparting, gives salvation;
Thine be praise and adoration!