The Christmas Night

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All the city lies in sleeping

Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Tune: [All the city lies in sleeping]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 All the city lies in sleeping,
O’er the sea a silence reigns;
Lowly shepherds watch are keeping
O’er their flocks on Judah’s plains.

Refrain:
Hark the song, the song of angels,
“News of joy and peace we gladly bring;
In the favored city yonder,
Christ is born, is born today a King.”
In the favored city yonder,
Christ is born today a King.

2 Lo! a starry light is shining
Music thrills the arch of night,
Shepherds on the plains reclining
Rise to greet the song and light. [Refrain]

3 In a shelter rude and lowly
Shepherds find the Prince of Light;
O how beautiful and holy
Was that happy Christmas night. [Refrain]

Source: Uplifted Voices: a 20th century hymn book for sunday-schools and devotional meetings #169

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Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Circa 1871, Andreas, Isle of Man, England. Died: Circa April 27, 1926, Cleveland, Ohio. Cleator’s family evidently emigrated to America in the 1870’s. She was living in Claridon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geauga County, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York City, retiring some time before 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	All the city lies in sleeping
Title:	The Christmas Night
Author:	Alice Jean Cleator
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hark the song, the song of angels
Copyright:	Public Domain