Angels Appearing to the Shepherds.

Angels Appearing to the Shepherds.

Fair and mild the stars were shiningO’er Judea’s purple sky,And the moon with silver lustreSweetly gleaming from on high.Night-winds o’er the dewy verdureAn Æolian music made,Where a band of watchful shepherdsLay beneath a palm tree’s shade.They, on sacred themes conversing,Peacefully beguiled the hours;Thought on each prophetic promise,Calmly dwelt as dew on flowers.They were men devout and holy,Walking wisdom’s pleasant road;Men who waited for salvation,Firmly trusting Israel’s God.Lo, what light! Is day arisingOn the mid-watch of the night?Richest splendours now are shiningMore than noonday glory bright!In the midst, a radiant angel,Through that fulgent grandeur springs,And in tones of love and mercySweetly to the shepherds sings—“Fear ye not! Behold I bring youTidings full of peace and joy;Unto you is born a Saviour,Who shall sin and death destroy.“He, a babe, in David’s city,In a manger now is laid,Yet he is the Lord, the Mighty;Christ to you salvation made.”Now the glorious band, surroundingThat bright angel, lift their voice,Mixed with sounds from harp and trumpet,And in anthems loud rejoice.“Glory to our God, the Highest,Praise eternal sing again,For this message of His mercy—‘Peace on earth, good-will to men.’”

Fair and mild the stars were shiningO’er Judea’s purple sky,And the moon with silver lustreSweetly gleaming from on high.Night-winds o’er the dewy verdureAn Æolian music made,Where a band of watchful shepherdsLay beneath a palm tree’s shade.They, on sacred themes conversing,Peacefully beguiled the hours;Thought on each prophetic promise,Calmly dwelt as dew on flowers.They were men devout and holy,Walking wisdom’s pleasant road;Men who waited for salvation,Firmly trusting Israel’s God.Lo, what light! Is day arisingOn the mid-watch of the night?Richest splendours now are shiningMore than noonday glory bright!In the midst, a radiant angel,Through that fulgent grandeur springs,And in tones of love and mercySweetly to the shepherds sings—“Fear ye not! Behold I bring youTidings full of peace and joy;Unto you is born a Saviour,Who shall sin and death destroy.“He, a babe, in David’s city,In a manger now is laid,Yet he is the Lord, the Mighty;Christ to you salvation made.”Now the glorious band, surroundingThat bright angel, lift their voice,Mixed with sounds from harp and trumpet,And in anthems loud rejoice.“Glory to our God, the Highest,Praise eternal sing again,For this message of His mercy—‘Peace on earth, good-will to men.’”

Fair and mild the stars were shiningO’er Judea’s purple sky,And the moon with silver lustreSweetly gleaming from on high.

Fair and mild the stars were shining

O’er Judea’s purple sky,

And the moon with silver lustre

Sweetly gleaming from on high.

Night-winds o’er the dewy verdureAn Æolian music made,Where a band of watchful shepherdsLay beneath a palm tree’s shade.

Night-winds o’er the dewy verdure

An Æolian music made,

Where a band of watchful shepherds

Lay beneath a palm tree’s shade.

They, on sacred themes conversing,Peacefully beguiled the hours;Thought on each prophetic promise,Calmly dwelt as dew on flowers.

They, on sacred themes conversing,

Peacefully beguiled the hours;

Thought on each prophetic promise,

Calmly dwelt as dew on flowers.

They were men devout and holy,Walking wisdom’s pleasant road;Men who waited for salvation,Firmly trusting Israel’s God.

They were men devout and holy,

Walking wisdom’s pleasant road;

Men who waited for salvation,

Firmly trusting Israel’s God.

Lo, what light! Is day arisingOn the mid-watch of the night?Richest splendours now are shiningMore than noonday glory bright!

Lo, what light! Is day arising

On the mid-watch of the night?

Richest splendours now are shining

More than noonday glory bright!

In the midst, a radiant angel,Through that fulgent grandeur springs,And in tones of love and mercySweetly to the shepherds sings—

In the midst, a radiant angel,

Through that fulgent grandeur springs,

And in tones of love and mercy

Sweetly to the shepherds sings—

“Fear ye not! Behold I bring youTidings full of peace and joy;Unto you is born a Saviour,Who shall sin and death destroy.

“Fear ye not! Behold I bring you

Tidings full of peace and joy;

Unto you is born a Saviour,

Who shall sin and death destroy.

“He, a babe, in David’s city,In a manger now is laid,Yet he is the Lord, the Mighty;Christ to you salvation made.”

“He, a babe, in David’s city,

In a manger now is laid,

Yet he is the Lord, the Mighty;

Christ to you salvation made.”

Now the glorious band, surroundingThat bright angel, lift their voice,Mixed with sounds from harp and trumpet,And in anthems loud rejoice.

Now the glorious band, surrounding

That bright angel, lift their voice,

Mixed with sounds from harp and trumpet,

And in anthems loud rejoice.

“Glory to our God, the Highest,Praise eternal sing again,For this message of His mercy—‘Peace on earth, good-will to men.’”

“Glory to our God, the Highest,

Praise eternal sing again,

For this message of His mercy—

‘Peace on earth, good-will to men.’”

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