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6454 | The Cyber Hymnal#6455 | 6456 |
Text: | At The Hour Of Silent Midnight |
Author: | Francis Stanfield |
Tune: | [At hour of silent midnight] |
Composer: | Francis Stanfield |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 At hour of silent midnight,
O mystery of love,
Earth’s longed and sighed for Savior
Descended from above;
Awake, awake, creation!
Arise, for Light has come;
Lo! earth is changed to Heaven,
For earth is Jesus’ home:
Lo! earth is changed to Heaven,
For earth is Jesus’ home.
Refrain:
Glory to God on high!
Praise to our king, our newborn king!
Peace unto men on earth,
Sweet infant Jesus, bring.
2 Amid the starlit heavens
There shines a glorious light,
And hosts of gleaming angels
Illume the lonely night;
The leave their thrones of glory
To seek their newborn king,
And, ranged in countless armies,
Glad hymns of triumph sing:
And, ranged in countless armies,
Glad hymns of triumph sing. [Refrain]
3 The praises of the angels
Were wafted from above,
And shepherds left their night watch
To seek the God of love;
They longed to gaze on Jesus,
To see the newborn Child—
They found the God of Heaven,
An infant meek and mild;
They found the God of Heaven,
An infant meek and mild. [Refrain]
4 And there the mother kneeling,
Bends fondly o’ her Son,
Watching with blessèd Joseph,
Her cherished Little One.
See Jesus in the manger,
How still and meek He lies;
Now smiles play on His features,
Now tears are in His eyes.
Now smiles play on His features,
Now tears are in His eyes. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | At hour of silent midnight |
Title: | At The Hour Of Silent Midnight |
Author: | Francis Stanfield (1862, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | Glory to God on high! |
Language: | English |
Source: | St. Patrick's Hymn Book, 1862 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [At hour of silent midnight] |
Composer: | Francis Stanfield |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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