The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16434

16434. Over Hills And Over Plains

1 Over hills and ov­er plains,
Ring a thou­sand bells,
Each the same great truth pro­claims,
Each the sto­ry tells;
Old, old sto­ry, ev­er new,
Wondrous sto­ry, ev­er true.

Refrain:
Old, old sto­ry, e­ver new,
Wondrous sto­ry, ev­er true.

2 Shepherds watch­ing once by night,
Watching long ago,
Heard a ser­aph choir bright
Murmur soft and low—
"Goodwill and love, love and good­will."
Then an­gels spoke, and all was still, [Refrain]

3 Very hum­bly, in a manger—
Holy stars in sight—
Lowly lies a lit­tle strang­er,
Messenger of light.
He, the pro­mis­èd of old,
He, the Sav­ior long fore­told. [Refrain]

4 Haste ye, shep­herds, see the won­der,
Fear not mock or scorn;
Mark how in proud Da­vid’s ci­ty
Christ your Lord is born.
His great mis­sion ne­ver shall cease
Till the world be filled with peace. [Refrain]

5 Sound the truth o’er all the na­tions,
Wide your joy­bells fling;
Christ has lived—our great ex­am­plar,
Brother, Lord, and king.
Sound Christ­mas, ye seem to say,
"God’s peace be un­to all this day!" [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Over hills and ov­er plains
• Title: Over Hills And Over Plains
• Author: C. L. Matteaux (1916)
• Refrain First Line: Old, old sto­ry, e­ver new
• Language: English
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Over hills and ov­er plains]
• Composer: Gordon Saunders
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain