The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14251

14251. There Rose On The Air

1 There rose on the air a sweet, sweet song
That told of a Savior’s birth;
The song of that pure and holy throng
That brought good news to the earth.

Refrain:
Jesus, our Savior, we hail Thee as our king.
Jesus, our Savior, to Thee our hearts we bring.
Hail, all hail! O hail the King of Glory.
Praise and magnify His holy name.

2 Glad tidings of joy to man they bring,
Your Savior is born this day!
As angels the sweet, sweet song still sing,
We’ll join in their heavenly lay. [Refrain]

3 Thro’ mountain and vale the sweet song rang,
Glad tidings of joy we bring!
The mountains echoed the song they sang,
Peace on earth, good will to men. [Refrain]

4 Our Savior who on that day was born,
Was the bright and morning Star;
We’ll walk in His light both night and morn,
Till we reach our home afar. [Refrain]

5 Savior, to Thee our young hearts we give,
To Thee sweetest praises we sing;
Our love and our lives to Thee we give;
Accept the off’ring we bring. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There rose on the air a sweet, sweet song
• Title: There Rose On The Air
• Author: G. B. MacKee
• Refrain First Line: Jesus, our Savior, we hail Thee as our king
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The first known ap­pear­ance of these words was in an un­known pub­li­ca­tion print­ed by Mc­Cal­la & Stave­ly of Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia, in 1883. The word­ing sug­gests the song was writ­ten for young peo­ple’s use.

Tune Information

• Name: [There rose on the air a sweet, sweet song]
• Composer: H. W. Porter
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain