1 The night in solemn stillness hung
O'er pastures fair and green
when from above the angels' song
Fell thro' the still serene;
It came to those whose watchful care
Kept their flocks in safety there.

Refrain:
Rejoice, rejoice, Jerusalem,
For unto you is peace restored
Today is born a Saviour
Which is Christ the Lord.

2 Great dread and wonder at the sound
Then fill'd each heaving breast,
And prone they lay upon the ground
By trembling fears possessed;
While louder still the anthem rung
By myriad angel voices sung. [Refrain]

3 But lo! of joy and peace on earth
The angel voices spoke:
And of the Saviour's infant birth
The gladsome tidings broke;
And bade the shepherds wend their way
To where the cradled infant lay.

4 And still the accents sweet and fair
Came thro' the starry night,
Then died away upon the air
With sounds of rare delight;
But lo! a star serenely shone
To guide their eager footsteps on. [Refrain]