Softly down the lapse of ag­es,
Comes the echo soft and low;
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)
Of the song in Beth­l’em car­oled,
Now two thou­sand years ago!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)

Refrain

Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!
Glory! glo­ry!
Sweeter car­ol ne’er was sound­ed,
Than in Beth­le­hem was sung.
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)

Glory in the hig­hest, glo­ry!
Christ the Lord is born to­day!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)
Chime, ye Christ­mas bells, the sto­ry,
Let the child­ren join the lay!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)

Refrain

Ah! the ech­oes from the mount­ain!
And on moon­lit Ga­li­lee!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)
Never woke to sweet­er mu­sic
Than that Christ­mas me­lo­dy!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)

Refrain

We can bring no east­ern trea­sure,
With their in­cense rare and sweet!
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)
But our hearts, with love o’er­flow­ing,
We will lay at Je­sus’ feet.
(Glory in the high­est, glo­ry!)

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