 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world: Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on heavenly wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing.  Hymns of the Ages: third series - Seite 291865 - 331 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1865 - 346 Seiten
...God, the firmament sheweth forth his handy work," not by talking but by shining. THE ANGELS' SONG. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...their harps of gold. " Peace to the earth, goodwill to tnen, From heaven's afl-gracions Bang :" The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - 1854 - 354 Seiten
...saying " they deserve to be placed by the side of the best Christmas poetry we have in our language." IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...near the earth To touch their harps of gold ; " Peace on the earth, good-will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King," The world in solemn stillness lay... | |
 | 1854 - 440 Seiten
...own souls. Let him be found within you, and abide there, and let his day-star arise in your hearts. It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...the earth . To touch their harps of gold, — Peace on the earth, good- will to men From heaven's all-gracious King. The world in solemn stillness lay... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 Seiten
...CAROL. Taken from a Philadelphia magazine, where it appeared as the composition of the Rev. EH SEARS. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...the earth To touch their harps of gold : — " Peace on the earth — goodwill to men From Heaven's all-gracious King," — The world in solemn stillness... | |
 | Church of England sunday school institute - 1862 - 942 Seiten
...to the squire's house, and standing on the lawn before his dining-room windows, sing — "; It dune upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old,...near the earth, To touch their harps of gold. * Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, From heaven's all-glorious King;' The world in solemn stillness lay,... | |
 | 1860 - 146 Seiten
...heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 648. CM 81. EH SEARS. Christmas Carols. 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...earth, To touch their harps of gold : — " Peace on the earth — good will to men From heaven's all-gracious King " — The world in solemn stillness... | |
 | Christian lyrics - 1861 - 240 Seiten
...tread untir'd His pastoral ways, And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Christian Year, T came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of...earth To touch their harps of gold : — '' Peace on the earth — goodwill to men " From heaven's all-gracious King ; " — The world in solemn stillness... | |
 | Samuel Osgood - 1862 - 380 Seiten
...Direct us on our journey here, And bid, in heaven, our wanderings cease. 66. Birth of Christ. CM 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...earth, To touch their harps of gold : — " Peace on the earth — good will to men From heaven's all-gracious King" — The world in solemn stillness... | |
 | 1862 - 260 Seiten
...Direct us on our journey here, And bid, in heaven, our wanderings cease. 66. Birth of Christ. CM 1 IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...earth, To touch their harps of gold : — " Peace on the earth — good will to men From heaven's all-gracious King" — The world in solemn stillness... | |
 | 1872
...than even the happy shepherds could imagine. — Daily Telegraph, THE ANGELS' SONG. LUKE ii. 13, 14. IT came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song...heaven's all-gracious King : " The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings... | |
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