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The Polar Star

1864

Fanny J. Crosby

T.E. Perkins

Hallowed Songs (1865)

172

6/8

Ab

3

21

https://hymnary.org/text/weary_wanderer_oer_the_main

1 Weary wanderer o’er the main, Seeking for thy home again, Through the gathering mists that rise, Veiling thy natal skies; Look beyond, there’s light for thee, Streaming over the turbid sea, Softly it smiles, though distant far, The beautiful polar star. 2 Stranger on a rocky strand, Longing for thy fatherland, Through the gathering clouds that rise, Veiling thy natal skies; Look beyond, there’s hope for thee, Dawning over a tranquil sea, Softly it smiles, though distant far, The beautiful polar star. 3 Lonely watcher, pale with grief, Thou shalt find a sweet relief, Though thy tears unheeded fall, Jesus will count them all; Look beyond, there’s joy for thee, Breaking over a troubled sea, Softly it smiles, though distant far, The beautiful polar star.

First publication apparently in "The New Shining Star" in 1864, but no digital hymnal can be found.