The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16426

16426. The Celestial Chorus

1 Sweetly and soft­ly on my ear
A won­drous chor­us breaks;
A me­lo­dy that calms all fear,
That in my soul awakes.

Refrain:
It is the ec­ho of the song,
First heard up­on that night;
When shep­herds saw the heav’n­ly throng,
In glit­ter­ing rai­ment bright.
Fear not, O trem­bling heart, but sing,
For thee a Sav­ior’s born;
Let ev­ery soul its trib­ute bring,
And hail the joy­ous morn.

2 Within the east, lo! Christ­mas day
Breaks with its ro­sy light;
My soul, that song di­vine ob­ey,
And praise Him day and night. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sweetly and soft­ly on my ear
• Title: The Celestial Chorus
• Author: C. Louise Bell (1882)
• Refrain First Line: It is the ec­ho of the song,
• Language: English
• Source: Jewels of Praise, by Asa Hull (New York: Daniel P. Knowles, 1884), number 1.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Sweetly and soft­ly on my ear]
• Composer: E. U. Edel
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain