It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

RICHARD WILLIS

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, good will to men,'
From heav'n's all-gracious King.
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing!

Yet 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!

Still thro' the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurl'd;
And still their heav'nly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hov'ring wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.

All 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 hast'ning 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 splendors fling,
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing!

Trivia about the song It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Mannheim Steamroller

When was the song “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” released by Mannheim Steamroller?
The song It Came Upon the Midnight Clear was released in 2009, on the album “Christmas: 25th Anniversary Collection”.
Who composed the song “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” by Mannheim Steamroller?
The song “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” by Mannheim Steamroller was composed by RICHARD WILLIS.

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