When a Star is shining over eastern hills,
When the air is silent, and the clamor stills,
When the night is waiting, and the old hopes rise,
Then the time has ripened and the heart grows wise.
Refrain:
Lead us on, lead us on,
to a morning where the promise shines.
Lead us on, lead us on,
to a morning where the promise shines.
Where the world is waiting for an unknown day,
Where a voice forgotten cries, “Prepare the way!”
Where an earthly power makes the heart turn cold,
There the gifts are offered: incense, myrrh and gold.
Lead us on, O Daystar, in the the quiet night;
Guide us through the shadow with your gentle light;
Show us in a manger our redemption’s sign;
Bring us to a morning where the promise shines.
