It Came Upon the Midnight Clear-The Oxford Trinity Choir

[ti:It Came Upon the Midnight Clear] [ar:Classic Carols] [al:Keep Calm with Christmas Carols - The Greatest Xmas Carols, Classic Hymns & Festive Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - The Oxford Trinity Choir [00:01.20]It came upon the midnight clear [00:05.55]That glorious song of old [00:09.93] [00:10.60]From angels bending near the earth [00:15.95]To touch their harps of gold [00:20.43] [00:21.14]Peace on the earth goodwill to men [00:26.15]From heavens all gracious king [00:30.83] [00:31.53]The world in solemn stillness lay [00:37.01]To hear the angels sing [00:41.69] [00:42.64]Still through the cloven skies they come [00:47.91]With peaceful wings unfurled [00:53.15]And still their heavenly music floats [00:58.60]Over all the weary world [01:03.05] [01:03.82]Above its sad and lowly plains [01:09.10]They bend on hovering wing [01:13.68] [01:14.38]And ever over its babel sounds [01:19.72]The blessed angels sing [01:24.25] [01:25.16]O ye beneath life's crushing load [01:30.33]Whose forms are bending low [01:34.96] [01:35.89]Who toil along the climbing way [01:41.15]With painful steps and slow [01:45.90] [01:46.81]Look now for glad and golden hours [01:52.13]Come swiftly on the wing [01:56.70] [01:57.55]Oh rest beside the weary road [02:03.19]And hear the angels sing [02:08.25] [02:10.01]For lo the days are hastening on [02:15.25]By prophets seen of old [02:20.09] [02:20.69]When with the ever circling years [02:26.03]Shall come the time foretold [02:30.79] [02:31.73]When peace shall over all the earth [02:37.04]It's ancient splendors fling [02:41.88] [02:42.83]And the whole world give back the song [02:47.84] [02:48.38]Which now the angels sing