It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Arr. Sullivan) (1997 - Remaster)-David Willcocks/Choir of King's College/Cambridge

[ti:It came upon the midnight clear (desc. Willcocks)] [ar:Sir David Willcocks] [al:Carols from King's] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.94]It came upon the midnight clear [00:06.69]That glorious song of old [00:12.09] [00:12.65]From angels bending near the earth [00:18.42]To touch their harps of gold [00:24.00] [00:24.63]Peace on the earth good will to men [00:30.58]From heaven's all gracious King [00:35.85] [00:36.53]The world in solemn stillness lay [00:42.61]To hear the angels sing [00:48.63] [00:50.81]Still through the cloven skies they come [00:56.33] [00:56.96]With peaceful wings unfurl [01:02.22] [01:02.97]And still their heavenly music floats [01:08.63]Over all the weary world [01:14.07] [01:14.85]Above it's sad and lowly plains [01:20.89]They bend on hovering wing [01:25.96] [01:26.68]And ever over it's Babel sounds [01:32.91]The blessed angels sing [01:38.35] [01:40.91]Yet with the woes of sin and strife [01:46.70] [01:47.25]The world has suffered long; [01:52.37] [01:53.17]Beneath the Angel-strain have rolled [01:59.15]Two thousand years of wrong; [02:04.31] [02:05.13]And man at war with man hears not [02:11.45]The love-song which they bring; [02:16.35] [02:17.67]O hush the noise ye men of strife [02:23.31] [02:23.98]And hear the Angels sing [02:29.72] [02:31.54]For lo the days are hastening on [02:37.87]By prophets seen of old [02:43.14] [02:44.05]When with the ever-circling years [02:50.18]Shall come the time foretold [02:55.56] [02:56.42]When the new heaven and earth shall own [03:02.49]The Prince of Peace their King [03:08.05] [03:08.76]And the whole world send back the song [03:14.99]Which now the angels sing [03:25.25]It came upon the midnight clear (desc Willcocks) - Sir David Willcocks