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Bright Morning Stars - Shenandoah Christian Music Camp

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‘Bright Morning Stars’, Kentucky Folk Song, arr. Jay Althouse. Sung at the 11th Annual Choral Festival 2016 of Shenandoah Christian Music Camp (VA). Conducted by Wendell Glick. https://www.musiccamp.info/shop/
The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Bright Morning Stars

Words by TraditionalMusic by TraditionalTune BRIGHT MORNING STARS

Bright morning stars are rising,
Bright morning stars are rising,
Bright morning stars are rising,
Refrain:
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

Oh, where are our dear fathers?
Oh, where are our dear fathers?
Oh, where are our dear fathers?
They are down in the valley praying.
Refrain:
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

Oh, where are our dear mothers?
Oh, where are our dear mothers?
Oh, where are our dear mothers?
They have gone to heaven shouting.
Refrain:
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

Oh, where are our dear children?
Oh, where are our dear children?
Oh, where are our dear children?
They are upon the earth a-dancing.
Refrain:
Day is a-breaking in my soul.

Story Behind the Song

“Bright Morning Stars” is a traditional Appalachian folk hymn, commonly identified as a Kentucky folk song. It was transmitted orally, so no single author or composer is known and the text exists in several variants. The song became widely known beyond Appalachia through folk-song collecting and performance in the twentieth century, including the influence of Kentucky singer and collector Jean Ritchie.

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Hymnal: A Worship Book, Voices Together