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• CPDL #07036:  PDF and MIDI files

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: based on tune 'Morning Star'

General Information

Title: Brightest and Best
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Reginald Heber

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1811 Heber orig­in­al­ly wrote this hymn for the Feast of the Epi­pha­ny. It was first pub­lished in the Christ­ian Ob­serv­er in 1811, but did not ap­pear in hym­nals un­til af­ter He­ber’s death

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Brightest and Best:

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/b/r/brightes.htm

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Brightest and best.