Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#130

130. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1 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 heaven's all-gracious King;"
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.

2 Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
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.

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.

Text Information

• First Line: It came upon the midnight clear
• Title: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
• Author: Edmund H. Sears (1810-1876) (1849)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:13-14
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Birth

Tune Information

• Name: CAROL
• Composer: Richard B. Willis (1819-1900) (1850)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Incipit: 53221 65655 67112
• Key: A♭ Major