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JESUS CHRIST SDA HYMNAL (1985)

SDAH 130: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

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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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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.

Hymn Info
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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