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Can You Count the Stars in Heaven?
1. Can you count the stars in heaven
Brightly shining in the sky?
Can you count the clouds above you,
Softly, gently floating by?
Our dear Lord, who never slumbers,
Knows them all and each one numbers.
And He knows and cares for you,
And He knows and cares for you.
2. Can you count the sweet birds singing
In the sunshine through the day?
Can you count the little fishes
That in sparkling waters play?
Our dear Lord, their number knowing,
Watches all, His care bestowing.
And He will remember you,
And He will remember you.
3. Can you count how many children
Kneel beside their beds at night,
Asking God to bless and keep them
Till they rise at morning light?
Our dear Lord, who lives in heaven,
Loving care to each has given.
And He loves you dearly too,
And He loves you dearly too.
Text: Wilhelm Hey, 1837; English transl. E. L. Jorgenson, 1921; alt.
Music: German folk tune; Deutsche Lieder für Jung und Alt, 1818; arr. 2025
Text alt. and music arr. © 2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial Church or home use.