There Was Starlight on the Hillside
Author: Mabel Jones Gabbott
Composer: Michael F. Moody
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- English: There Was Starlight on the Hillside
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Most common tunes for “There Was Starlight on the Hillside”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “There Was Starlight on the Hillside” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1973 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Music from the Friend (1971–2020) (1971–2020), Dec 1973.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. There was starlight on the hillside, And one star bent very low Till it passed above a stable On that night so long ago.
2. There were shepherds on the hillside On that night in Bethlehem. Heav’nly hosts appeared, proclaiming Joyous tidings unto them.
3. There was Jesus in the manger, Born that night in Bethlehem. And the shepherds left the hillside, And they came to worship him.