The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11051

11051. Christ Is Born, And Heaven Rejoices

1 Christ is born, and Heaven rejoices,
Judah’s plain is bathed in light;
Thousand, thousand harps and voices
Break the silence of the night.

Refrain:
Glory in the highest, glory,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

2 Christ is born, the Lord’s Anointed,
Leaves the heavenly world a while,
Enters on the work appointed,
God and man to reconcile. [Refrain]

3 To the lost He brings salvation,
Freedom to the captive slave;
Peace amid death’s desolation,
Victory o’er the boasting grave. [Refrain]

4 Christ is born, O wondrous story!
Lord of life, yet born to die;
Sorrow’s child, yet King of Glory:
Born to rule and reign on high. [Refrain]

5 Royal babe, though few enthrone Him,
Few their grateful offerings bring;
All the tribes of earth shall own Him
Prince of Peace, creation’s king. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is born, and Heaven rejoices
• Title: Christ Is Born, And Heaven Rejoices
• Author: Arthur A. Graley
• Refrain First Line: Glory in the highest, glory
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Happy Voices (New York: American Tract Society, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: REGENT SQUARE
• Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain