It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From… — Edmund Sears · Skopia

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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.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · 1849

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

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