The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9467

9467. Upon Judea's Midnight Plains

1 Upon Judea’s midnight plains
The shepherds watched of old;
When lo! from Heaven, seraphic strains
Of joy and triumph rolled.

2 Now dawns the blissful advent morn,
With loving voice they sing.
Today, to all mankind, is born
A Savior and a King.

3 Still, still, ’tis ours the hymn to hear
That swept o’er Israel’s plain.
Loud swells the anthem—sphere to sphere
In joy repeats the strain.

4 Where’er Thy Spirit, Lord, is shrined,
The inward Christ is born;
The angel strains in heart and mind
Proclaim the advent morn.

Text Information

• First Line: Upon Judea’s midnight plains
• Title: Upon Judea's Midnight Plains
• Author: Thomas L. Harris
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Giocchino Antonio Rossini
• Arranger: Henry W. Greatorex (1851)
• Meter: CM
• Key: f♯ minor
• Source: Collection of Church Music, by Henry W. Greatorex, 1851