Be my star
F. Allitsen
Be my star, beloved,
Pulsing in the blue,
With a spirit lustre,
Calm and pure and true,
So my heart shall murmur,
"Night and storm may mar;
Heaven is calm and splendid --
Yonder shines my star!"
Not my star, beloved --
Be not thou my star;
Stars are pure and radiant,
Stars are cold and far:
Be my household taper,
Wheresoe'er I roam,
Streaming thro' the darkness,
Light to lead me home.