It came upon the midnight

- 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, goodwill to men
- from heaven‟s all-gracious king!’
- The world in solemn stillness lay
- to hear the angels sing.
- With sorrow brought by sin and strife
- the world has suffered long,
- and, since the angels sang, have passed
- two thousand years of wrong;
- for man at war with man hears not
- the love-song which they bring:
- O hush the noise, you men of strife,
- and hear the angels sing!
- And those whose journey now is hard,
- whose hope is burning low,
- who tread the rocky path of life
- with painful steps and slow:
- O listen to the news of love
- which makes the heavens ring!
- O rest beside the weary road
- and hear the angels sing!
- And still the days are hastening on -
- by prophets seen of old -
- towards the fulness of the time
- when comes the age foretold:
- then earth and heaven renewed shall see
- the Prince of Peace, their king;
- and all the world repeat the song
- which now the angels sing
Album: English Hymns, Artist: Edmund Hamilton Sears , Language: English, Viewed: 420 times