Hymn
Who Are These Like Stars Appearing
Who are these, like stars appearing,
These before God's throne who stand?
Each a golden crown is wearing;
Who are all this glorious band?
Alleluia! hark they sing,
Praising loud their heav'nly King.
Who are these of dazzling brightness,
These in God's own truth arrayed,
Clad in robes of purest whiteness,
Robes whose lustre ne'er shall fade,
Ne'er be touched by time's rude hand?
Whence comes all this glorious band?
These are they who have contended
For their Saviour's honor long,
Wrestling on till life was ended,
Following not the sinful throng;
These, who well the fight sustained,
Triumph through the Lamb have gained.
These are they whose hearts were riven,
Sore with woe and anguish tried,
Who in prayer full oft have striven
With the God they glorified:
Now, their painful conflict o'er,
God has bid them weep no more.
These, like priests, have watched and waited,
Offering up to Christ their will.
Soul and body consecrated,
Day and night to serve Him still.
Now in God's most holy place
Blest they stand before His face.
Amen.
Who Are These Like Stars Appearing — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/who-are-these-like-stars-appearing
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Who Are These Like Stars Appearing?
The words of Who Are These Like Stars Appearing are credited to Heinrich Theobald Schenk and Frances Elizabeth Cox; the version here was published in 1926.
Is Who Are These Like Stars Appearing public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Who Are These Like Stars Appearing?
Who Are These Like Stars Appearing is in 8.7.8.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, "Whosoever Will", Once in Royal David's City and Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty.