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, b6 48. From angels bend-ing near the earth To touch their harps of gold: ry world: long the climb-ing way With pain - ful steps and 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 and lowly plains They bend on · ver hov-'ring wing, on the wing: ancient splen-dors fling, b The world in sol-emn still-ness lay, To hear the angels sing. - 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 92 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 ev |