JESUS CHRIST >> Birth
SDAH 130
It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
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Text
1
It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
“Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From heavens all gracious King!”
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
2
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O’er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o’er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
3
O ye beneath life’s crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
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Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Luke 2:13, 14
Author
Edmund H. Sears (1810-1876)
Year Published
1849
Hymn Tune
CAROL
Metrical Number
C.M.D.
Composer
Richard S. Willis (1819-1900)
Year Composed
1850
Theme
BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
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