The Finest of the Wheat ‎#41

41. Calm on the listening ear of night

1 Calm on the list’ning ear of night
Come heav’n’s melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver mantled plains,
Her silver mantled plains.

2 Celestial choirs, from courts above
Shed sacred glories there,
And angels, with their sparkling lyres,
Make music on the air,
Make music on the air.

3 The answering hills of Palestine
Send back the glad reply;
And greet, from all their holy heights,
The day-spring from on high,
The day-spring from on high.

4 O’er the blue depths of Galilee
There comes a holier calm,
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise,
Her silent groves of palm.

5 “Glory to God!” the sounding skies
Loud with their anthems ring,—
“Peace to the earth; good-will to men,
From heaven’s eternal King!”

Text Information

• First Line: Calm on the listening ear of night
• Author: E. H. Sears
• Publication Date: 1890
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS
• Composer: Handel
• Meter: C. M.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.