It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
| Tune: | Words by Edmund Hamilton Sears, 1849; usually sung to Carol by Richard Storrs Willis |
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| Category: | Holiday |
| Notes: | One of the first great American Christmas carols, written by a Massachusetts minister in 1849. Unusually, it is a carol about peace on earth rather than the manger scene, which makes it a good fit for a quiet closing. |
CIt came upon the Fmidnight Cclear
That glorious song of G7old
From Cangels bending Fnear the Cearth
To Ftouch their G7harps of Cgold
E7"Peace on the earth, good will to men
AmFrom heaven's all-gracious GKing"
The Cworld in solemn Fstillness Clay
To Fhear the G7angels Csing
CStill through the cloven Fskies they Ccome
With peaceful wings unG7furled
And Cstill their heavenly Fmusic Cfloats
O'er Fall the G7weary Cworld
E7Above its sad and lowly plains
They Ambend on hovering Gwing
And Cever o'er its FBabel Csounds
The Fblessed G7angels Csing
CFor lo! the days are Fhastening Con
By prophet bards foreG7told
When Cwith the ever-Fcircling Cyears
Comes Fround the G7age of Cgold
E7When peace shall over all the earth
Its Amancient splendors Gfling
And the Cwhole world give Fback the Csong
Which Fnow the G7angels Csing
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