The Celestial Chorus

Sweetly and softly on my ear

Author: Birdie Bell
Tune: [Sweetly and softly on my ear]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

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]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16426

Author: Birdie Bell

C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sweetly and softly on my ear
Title: The Celestial Chorus
Author: Birdie Bell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: It is the ec­ho of the song
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #16426
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #16426

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