It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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Title
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Date
1849
Contributor
frances.wilkins
Language
English
Type
Words
Identifier
293
Alternative Title
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Date Modified
04/06/2024
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Composer
47
Lyrics
It came upon a midnight clear,
That glorious song of old.
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch the harps of gold.
“Peace on the earth, good will 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 song hath passed,
Two thousand years of wrong.
The nations still at war hear not,
The love-song which they bring.
Oh hush the noise to end all 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 rode,
And hear the angels sing!
And still the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old.
Towards the fullness 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.
Citation
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” SHADES, accessed April 29, 2025, https://seinn.org/omeka/items/show/294.
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