Worship and Rejoice ‎#191

191. It Came upon the Midnight Clear

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 all,
from heaven's all gracious King":
the world in solemn stillness lay
to hear the angels sing.

2 Still through the cloven skies they come,
with peaceful wings unfurled,
and still their heavenly music floats
o'er all the weary world;
above its sad and lowly plains
they bend on hovering wing,
and ever o'er its Babel sounds
the blessed angels sing.

3 For lo, the days are hastening on,
by prophets seen of old,
when, with the ever-circling years,
shall come the time foretold,
when peace shall over all the earth
its ancient splendors fling,
and all the world give back the song
which now the angels sing.

Text Information

• First Line: It came upon the midnight clear
• Title: It Came upon the Midnight Clear
• Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:9
  ;
  Genesis 11:9
  ;
  1 Peter 1:10
  ;
  Luke 2:8-15
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CAROL
• Composer: Richard S. Willis, 1819-1900
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain