It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Words and music by Edmund Sears & Richard Willis · 1849
Key of Eb · 80 BPM · 6/8 · Christmas,Hope · Luke 2:14
Verse 1
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 men, from heaven's all-gracious King" —
the world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
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