Jubilate ‎#216

216. A Wondrous Word

1 As midnight hush so calm and still
Was brooding o’er the vale and hill,
The shepherds ‘neath the starry light
Were watching o’er their flocks by night.
But a wondrous word,
Thro’ the silence heard,
It was “Glory be to God, to God on high!”

Refrain:
Glory to God, be to God on high,
Peace unto earth, unto earth is nigh;
Glory, to God, List the reply!
It is glory to God, unto God on high!

2 Bright starbeams crowned the dreaming plain,
The night wind breathed a soft refrain,
O’er David’s town dark shadows crept,
As shepherds still their vigil kept.
But a wondrous word,
Thro the silence heard,
It was “Glory be to God, to God on high!” [Refrain]

3 O holy night! O night divine!
What ender joy, what peace is thine!
For ‘mid thy silence seraphs come
To herald one from heav’nly home.
But a wondrous word,
Thro the silence heard,
It was “Glory be to God, to God on high!” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: As midnight hush so calm and still
• Title: A Wondrous Word
• Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
• Refrain First Line: Glory to God, be to God on high
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: [As midnight hush so calm and still]
• Composer: J. Lincoln Hall