Slide set: The star of Bethlehem (song: Bamforth & Co., 9 slides, 1895)

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Slide 1

I sat beside my window, and looked into the night

Slide 2

(Effect) And childhood came again to me, with all its dreams divine

Slide 3

(Effect) Out of the East, majestic, there rose one radiant star

Slide 4

(Effect) It shone thro' dingy casement on many a garret bare

Slide 5

(Effect) And weary little children turned in their sleep and smiled

Slide 6

(Effect) While many a homeless wanderer uplifted patient eyes

Slide 7

(Effect) And then methought earth faded, I rose as borne on wings

Slide 3 (rpt)

And onward, upward, shone the star until it seemed to me

Slide 8

(Effect) It flashed upon the golden gate, and o'er the crystal sea

Slide 9

no image available

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1895-1914 (item ref. 790)

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 501)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

song

Date of first manufacture

1895

Reading or song

Fred Weatherly and ‘Stephen Adams’, ‘The star of Bethlehem’ (London: Boosey & Co., 1887)

Related slide sets

see generic title The star of Bethlehem (generic set title – 5 different versions are known)

reissued as The star of Bethlehem: new series (song: Bamforth & Co., 12 slides, 1907)

People appearing in slides

BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) – slide 6

Notes

The 'dream' images are recycled from earlier slide sets - slide 6 is from slide 7 of 'The drunkards'.

Collections

9 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keyword

creative arts – music – songs

Lucerna ID 3001098

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 May 2024

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Slide set: The star of Bethlehem (song: Bamforth & Co., 9 slides, 1895)