The Church Hymnal ‎#55b

55b. Calm on the list'ning ear of night

1 Calm on the listening ear of night
Come heaven's melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
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.

3 The answering hills of Palestine
Send back the glad reply;
And greet, from all their holy heights,
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!"

6 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem!
The Saviour now is born:
More bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains
Breaks the first Christmas morn.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Calm on the list'ning ear of night
• Author: E. H. Sears
• Meter: C. M.D.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Christmas
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: EPIPHANY
• Composer: E. J. Hopkins
• Meter: C. M.D.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.