At hour of si­lent mid­night,
O mys­te­ry of love,
Earth’s longed and sighed for Sav­ior
Descended from above;
Awake, awake, cre­ation!
Arise, for Light has come;
Lo! earth is changed to Hea­ven,
For earth is Je­sus’ home:
Lo! earth is changed to Hea­ven,
For earth is Je­sus’ home.

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Glory to God on high!
Praise to our king, our new­born king!
Peace un­to men on earth,
Sweet in­fant Je­sus, bring.

Amid the star­lit hea­vens
There shines a glo­ri­ous light,
And hosts of gleam­ing an­gels
Illume the lone­ly night;
They leave their thrones of glo­ry
To seek their new­born king,
And, ranged in count­less armies,
Glad hymns of tri­umph sing:
And, ranged in count­less ar­mies,
Glad hymns of tri­umph sing.

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The prais­es of the an­gels
Were waft­ed from above,
And shep­herds left their night watch
To seek the God of love;
They longed to gaze on Je­sus,
To see the new­born Child—
They found the God of Hea­ven,
An in­fant meek and mild;
They found the God of Hea­ven,
An in­fant meek and mild.

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And there the mo­ther kneel­ing,
Bends fond­ly o’ her Son,
Watching with bless­èd Jo­seph,
Her cher­ished Lit­tle One.
See Je­sus in the man­ger,
How still and meek He lies;
Now smiles play on His fea­tures,
Now tears are in His eyes.
Now smiles play on His fea­tures,
Now tears are in His eyes.

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