 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, goodwill to men, From heaven's all-gracious King!  The Magazine of Poetry - Page 2451891Full view - About this book
 | Christian life - 1865 - 346 pages
...God, the firmament sheweth forth his handy work," not by talking but by shining. THE ANGELS' SONG. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...near the earth To touch their harps of gold. " Peace to the earth, goodwill to tnen, From heaven's afl-gracions Bang :" The world in solemn stillness lay... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - Education - 1854 - 354 pages
...saying " they deserve to be placed by the side of the best Christmas poetry we have in our language." IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...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... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...CAROL. Taken from a Philadelphia magazine, where it appeared as the composition of the Rev. EH SEARS. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...touch their harps of gold : — " Peace on the earth — goodwill to men From Heaven's all-gracious King," — The world in solemn stillness lay To hear... | |
 | Church of England sunday school institute - 1862 - 942 pages
...to the squire's house, and standing on the lawn before his dining-room windows, sing — "; It dune upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old,...To touch their harps of gold. * Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, From heaven's all-glorious King;' The world in solemn stillness lay, To hear the angels... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1860 - 146 pages
...heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 648. CM 81. EH SEARS. Christmas Carols. 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through tTie cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly... | |
 | Christian lyrics - Christian poetry, English - 1861 - 240 pages
...tread untir'd His pastoral ways, And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Christian Year, T came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of...touch their harps of gold : — '' Peace on the earth — goodwill to men " From heaven's all-gracious King ; " — The world in solemn stillness lay To... | |
 | Samuel Osgood - Unitarian churches - 1862 - 380 pages
...Direct us on our journey here, And bid, in heaven, our wanderings cease. 66. Birth of Christ. CM 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come Above its sad and lonely plains They bend on heavenly wing,... | |
 | Bible - 1862 - 260 pages
...Direct us on our journey here, And bid, in heaven, our wanderings cease. 66. Birth of Christ. CM 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come • Above its sad and lonely plains They bend on heavenly... | |
 | 1872
...than even the happy shepherds could imagine. — Daily Telegraph, THE ANGELS' SONG. LUKE ii. 13, 14. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...near the earth To touch their harps of gold ; " Peace to the earth, good-will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King : " The world in solemn stillness lay... | |
 | Roundell Palmer Earl of Selborne - Hymns, English - 1863 - 504 pages
...Ev'n in thy sombrest wintry vest Of blessed days thou art most blest. Samuel Richards. 1825. XXXVIIL It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...near the earth To touch their harps of gold : " Peace to the earth, goodwill to men From Heaven's all-gracious King :" The world in solemn stillness lay... | |
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