“With wond’ring awe the wise men saw The star in heaven springing, And with delight, in peaceful night, They heard the angels singing...
By light of star they travelled far To seek the lowly manger, A humble bed wherein was led, The wondrous little Stranger!”
— Traditional
“The star in the heavens was not the only star or the most important star. The star within the hearts of the wise men was the important star. After all, if the star was in the sky for all to see then hundreds of thousands of people would have seen it and thousands of people could have wondered at its meaning, and hundreds could have followed it...with hope and patience. Only [the wise men] kneeled before the young child, Jesus. They had a star within that enabled them to see the star without. They saw it with the eyes of faith, and it brought them to Jesus.”
