The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13251

13251. Song Of Christmas Eve

1 Now o’er two thousand years have left
Their footprints on the earth,
Since Time first brought the golden day
Of our Redeemer’s birth;
And still we sing the Christmas song
The angels chanted then—
Our lips repeat the echo still
Of peace, good will to men.

2 The morning stars forever sing
The angel’s Christmas song,
The sunset dies at evening with
No brooding thought of wrong;
Tho’ time should mark our way with tears
We’ll sing the song again,
As each returning Christmas Eve
Brings peace, good will to men.

Text Information

• First Line: Now o’er two thousand years have left
• Title: Song Of Christmas Eve
• Author: Marie R. Butler
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Glory, by James Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CAMBRIDGESHIRE
• Composer: James Henry Fillmore, Sr. (1874)
• Meter: CMD
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain