The Jewel ‎#97

97. Angel Voices

1 Hark! hark! my soul, angelic songs are swelling,
O'er earth's green fields, and ocean's wave-beat shore;
How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling,
Of that new life, when sin shall be no more!

Chorus:
Angels of Jesus! Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

2 Darker than night, life's shadows close around us,
And like benighted men we miss our mark;
God hides himself, and grace has scarcely found us,
Ere death finds out his victims in the dark. [Chorus]

3 Onward we go, for still we hear them singing--
"Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come"
And through the dark, its echoes gently ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home. [Chorus]

4 Cheer up my soul! Faith's moonbeams softly glisten
Upon the breast of life's most troubled sea:
And it will cheer thy drooping heart to listen
To those brave songs which angels mean for thee. [Chorus]

5 Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping,
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above;
While we toil on, and soothe ourselves with weeping,
Till life's long night shall break in endless love. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! hark! my soul, angelic songs are swelling
• Title: Angel Voices
• Refrain First Line: Angels of Jesus! Angels of light
• Publication Date: 1874

Tune Information

• Name: [Hark! hark! my soul, angelic songs are swelling]
• Composer: Philip Phillips
• Key: G Major or modal