The Celestial Chorus

Top Media Text Author Text Info Tune Page Scans Instances

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

All representative texts • Compare texts ^ top

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 >

^ top

Text Information

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