It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Lyrics

1. 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.

2. 2. Still thru the cloven skies they come

   With peaceful wings unfurled,

   And still their heav’nly 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.

3. 3. For lo! the days are hast’ning on,

   By prophets seen of old,

   When with the ever-circling 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.