111:It came upon the midnight clear
Tunes: | It came upon the midnight clear, 133 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
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.
2 But with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong.
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And 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 blessèd angels sing.
3 For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold,
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendours fling,
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.
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.
2 But with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong.
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And 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 blessèd angels sing.
3 For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold,
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendours fling,
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.
Edmund Hamilton
Bible reference
Luke 2:14 (Key verse)
Revelation 5:8
Tunes linked to this song
133:It came upon the midnight clear
133:It came upon the midnight clear
Composer: | English Traditional melody |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
17 other metrical matches
126: Christmas Carol
126: Christmas Carol
Composer: | Henry Walford |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
127: Ellacombe
127: Ellacombe
Composer: | Conrad |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
128: Faith is the victory
128: Faith is the victory
Composer: | Ira David |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
129: Forest Green
129: Forest Green
Composer: | English Traditional melody |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
130: God's love is wonderful
130: God's love is wonderful
Composer: | Sidney Edward |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
131: Haste away to Jesus
131: Haste away to Jesus
Composer: | Harry |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
132: In Christ alone
132: In Christ alone
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
134: Land of pure delight
134: Land of pure delight
Composer: | Motee |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
135: Mercy still for thee
135: Mercy still for thee
Composer: | E. G. B. |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
136: O little town of Bethlehem
136: O little town of Bethlehem
Composer: | Lewis Henry |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
137: Quietness and confidence
137: Quietness and confidence
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
138: Slater
138: Slater
Composer: | Richard |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
139: St Matthew
139: St Matthew
Composer: | William |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
140: The voice of Jesus
140: The voice of Jesus
Composer: | Secular melody |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
141: Vox Dilecti
141: Vox Dilecti
Composer: | John Bacchus |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
142: We'd better bide a wee
142: We'd better bide a wee
Composer: | Charlotte Alington |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |
143: Yellow star and red and blue
143: Yellow star and red and blue
Composer: | George |
Metronome: | 0 |
Meter: | Double Common Meter |