A STARRY NIGHT: Composer: Joy Webb (b. Arranged by David Clydesdale. In the hands of master composer and arranger David Huntsinger, it is a marvelous journey indeed. Free account. SongSelect is your best source for worship sheet music and lyrics. A song by Don McLean (released in 1972) written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It was on a starry night It was on a starry night, when the hills were bright Earth lay sleeping, sleeping calm and still. Chords, lead sheets and lyrics may be included. On a still and starry night.