It Came Upon a Midnight Clear-Zonin

[ti:It Came Upon a Midnight Clear] [ar:Zonin] [al:Musical Christmas at the Vatican] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Zonin [00:37.24]It came upon the midnight clear [00:42.90] [00:44.60]That glorious song of old [00:50.86] [00:52.53]From angels bending near the earth [00:59.28] [01:00.54]To touch their harps of gold: [01:06.00] [01:09.99]"Peace on the earth goodwill to men [01:16.55] [01:17.87]From heavens all gracious King " [01:21.31] [01:27.18]The world in solemn stillness lay [01:34.04] [01:35.85]To hear the angels sing [01:42.07] [01:49.11]Still through the cloven skies they come [03:25.93] [03:29.40]With peaceful wings unfurled; [03:38.04]And still their heavenly music floats [03:41.57]O'er all the weary world: [03:43.85] [03:44.67]Above its sad and lowly plains [03:47.38]They bend on hovering wing [03:49.66] [03:51.01]And ever o'er its Babel sounds [03:55.88]The blessed angels sing [03:57.56] [03:58.13]O ye beneath life's crushing load [04:00.30] [04:01.06]Whose forms are bending low [04:03.24]Who toil along the climbing way [04:06.01]With painful steps and slow; [04:07.84] [04:11.99]Look now for glad and golden hours [04:16.68] [04:21.46]Come swiftly on the wing; [04:23.38] [04:25.04]Oh rest beside the weary road [04:27.55] [04:29.32]And hear the angels sing [04:31.84] [04:40.40]For lo the days are hastening on [04:42.62]By prophets seen of old [04:44.38]When with the ever-circling years [04:45.98] [04:48.40]Shall come the time foretold [04:52.38] [04:54.55]When the new heaven and earth shall own [04:58.11] [05:14.02]The Prince of Peace their King [05:16.18] [05:18.48]And the whole world send back the song