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*[[It came upon the midnight clear (Richard S. Willis)| Richard S. Willis]] SATB or SSAA. | *[[It came upon the midnight clear (Richard S. Willis)| Richard S. Willis]] SATB or SSAA. | ||
*[[ It came upon the midnight clear (Arthur Sullivan)| Arthur Sullivan]] SATB or SAATB. | *[[ It came upon the midnight clear (Arthur Sullivan)| Arthur Sullivan]] SATB or SAATB. | ||
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{{ | {{Vs|1}} It came upon the midnight clear, | ||
That glorious song of old, | That glorious song of old, | ||
From angels bending near the earth, | From angels bending near the earth, | ||
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The world in solemn stillness lay, | The world in solemn stillness lay, | ||
To hear the angels sing. | To hear the angels sing. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|2}} Still through the cloven skies they come | ||
With peaceful wings unfurled, | With peaceful wings unfurled, | ||
And still their heavenly music floats | And still their heavenly music floats | ||
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And ever over its Babel sounds | And ever over its Babel sounds | ||
The blessèd angels sing. | The blessèd angels sing. | ||
{{ | {{Vs|3}} Yet with the woes of sin and strife | ||
The world has suffered long; | The world has suffered long; | ||
Beneath the angel strain have rolled | Beneath the angel strain have rolled | ||
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The love-song which they bring; | The love-song which they bring; | ||
O hush the noise, ye men of strife | O hush the noise, ye men of strife | ||
And hear the angels sing. | And hear the angels sing.}} | ||
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{{ | {{Vs|4}} And ye, beneath life’s crushing load, | ||
Whose forms are bending low, | Whose forms are bending low, | ||
Who toil along the climbing way | Who toil along the climbing way | ||
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O rest beside the weary road, | O rest beside the weary road, | ||
And hear the angels sing! | And hear the angels sing! | ||
{{ | {{Vs|5}} For lo! the days are hastening on, | ||
By prophet-bards foretold, | By prophet-bards foretold, | ||
When with the ever circling years | When with the ever circling years | ||
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Its ancient splendours fling, | Its ancient splendours fling, | ||
And the whole world send back the song | And the whole world send back the song | ||
Which now the angels sing. | Which now the angels sing.}} | ||
Revision as of 08:16, 25 March 2015
General information
Lyricist: Edmund Sears.
Settings by composers
- Richard S. Willis SATB or SSAA.
- Arthur Sullivan SATB or SAATB.
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Peter Smith — Midnight clear
Text and translations
English text 1 It came upon the midnight clear, |
4 And ye, beneath life’s crushing load, |