Joyful Songs ‎#120

120. O Hear the Angels Sing

1 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, good will to men,
From heav'n's all gracious King;
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.

Refrain:
O hear the angels sing,
O hear the angels sing,
O rest beside the weary road
and hear the angels sing.

2 Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav'n'ly music floats
O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains,
They bend on hov'ring wing,
And ever o er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing. [Refrain]

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,
O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing. [Refrain]

4 For lo, the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever circ'ling years,
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heav'n and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace their King,
And the whole world send back the song,
Which now the angels sing. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: It came upon the midnight clear
• Title: O Hear the Angels Sing
• Author: E. H. Sears
• Refrain First Line: O hear the angels sing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1875

Tune Information

• Name: [It came upon the midnight clear]