"There shall a star come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, with might destroying princes and cities.
There shall a star come out of Jacob,
As bright the star of morning gleams, so Jesus shedeth glorious beams of light and consolation.
Thy Word, O Lord, radiance darting, Truth imparting, gives salvation;
Thine be praise and adoration!"
from Mendelssohn's unfinished oratorio, Christus
