Rev. EDMUND H. SEARS, 1850

88

CAROL C. M. D.

RICHARD S. WILLIS, 1830

I. It came up on

the mid-night clear, That glo-rious song of old, 2. Still thro' the clo- ven skies they come, With peace-ful wings unfurled, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bend-ing low, the days are hastening on, By proph-et bards foretold,

3. And ye,

4. For lo,

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From angels bend-ing near the earth To touch their harps of
And still their heav'nly mu sic floats O'er all the wea-
ry
Who toil a · long the climb-ing way With pain-ful steps and
When with the ev - er · circling years Comes round the age

gold: world:

slow,

of

gold;

"Peace on the earth, good-will to men From heav'n's all-gra-cious King:"

A-bove its sad

Look now! for glad
When peace shall o

and low ly plains They bend on

and gold- en hours Come swift - ly
all the earth Its

· ver

hov-'ring wing,

on the wing: ancient splen-dors fling,

NAHUM TATE, 1702

89

BETHLEHEM C. M. D. (Sullivan)

Old Carol, arr. by ARTHUR SULLIVAN

1. While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All

Is

seated

born, of

2. "To you, in David's town this day,
3. Thus spake the ser- aph, and forth-with Ap-peared a

"Fear not," said He, for mighty dread Had seized their troub-led mind, The heav'n-ly Babe you there shall find To hu - man view displayed, "All glo- ry be to God on high, And to the earth be peace;

ture

sing,

Let ev'ry heart pre-pare Him room,And heav'n and nature sing. While fields and floods,rocks, hills,and plains,Re-peat the sounding joy. He comes to make His bless-ings flow, Far as the curse is found. The glories of His righteousness, And won-ders of His love.

A-men.

92

Anon. Latin, 17th Century

ADESTE FIDELES Irregular

4

Anon, 1753

1. O come, all ye faith-ful, joy-ful and tri-umph- ant, O come ye to Sing, choirs of angels, sing in ex - ult a- tion, Sing, all Hail! Lord, we greet Thee, born this hap-py morn- ing, O Je - sus! for

2.

3.

4

ye that