came up on

2. Still thro' the

clo

the mid-night clear, That glo-rious song of

old,

ven skies they come, With peace-ful wings un - furled, 3. And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bend-ing low, 4. For lo, the days are hastening on, By prophet bards fore - told,

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From angels bend-ing near the earth To touch their harps of gold:
And still their heav'nly music floats O'er all the wea
Who toil a
When with the

ry

world:

long the climb-ing way With pain - ful steps and
ev - er circling years Comes round the age

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 lowly plains They bend on
and gold- en hours Come swift - ly
all the earth Its

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hov-'ring wing, on the wing: ancient splen-dors fling,

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The world in sol-emn still-ness lay, To hear the angels sing.
And ev

- er o'er its Ba-bel-sounds The bless-ed an-gels sing.

O rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels And the whole world give back the song Which now the an - gels

Anon. Latin, 17th Century

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ADESTE FIDELES Irregular

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 ye that Hail! Lord, we greet Thee, born this hap-py morn- ing, O Jesus! for

2.

3.

4

Beth-le-hem with one glad ac- cord. Lo! in

a man- ger lies the King of hear in heav- en God's holy word. Give to our Father glory in the er more be Thy name a-dored. Word of the Father, now in flesh ap

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