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 earth, goodwill to men,
From
heav'n's all gracious King!"
The
world in solemn stillness lay
To
hear the angels sing.
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Still
through the cloven skies they come,
With
peaceful wings unfurled;
And
still their heav'nly 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!
3
And
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.