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


Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings
unfurl

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 blessed angels sing

O ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending

low
Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow
Look now for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing

O rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing

For lo the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old

When with the ever circling years shall come the time
foretold
When the new heaven and earth shall own the prince of peace

their King
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing