It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From Angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold;
'Peace on the earth, good will to man
From Heaven's all gracious King,'
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.

Edmund Sears

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

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Sears, Edmund. "That Glorious Song of Old." The Christian Register, 1849, I. 1.