Elmhurst Hymnal ‎#77

77. Hark, what sounds are sweetly stealing

1 Hark! what sounds are sweetly stealing
Soft thro’ Bethle’m’s midnight air?
Louder yet, and louder pealing,
Angel accents sure are there.

2 See! a light from Heaven is streaming,
Night and darkness quit the plain;
See! an angel brightly beaming,
Followed by a radiant train.

3 “Fear not, shepherds! glad my story,
Tidings of the greatest joy:
Christ is born, the Lord of Glory!
I proclaim a Saviour nigh.”

4 Thus the angel, then ascending,
Seeks again the realms of light;
Now the chorus faintly ending,
All is silence, all is night.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark, what sounds are sweetly stealing
• Meter: 8, 7, 8,7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1921
• Topic: Christmas; The Christ Child
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HOLY VOICES
• Meter: 8, 7, 8,7
• Notes: Public Domain.