Let the an­gel hosts on high and the sons of men
In a hap­py song of praise com­bine;
God’s sal­va­tion now ap­pears,
It shall crown the com­ing years
With the com­fort of a hope all di­vine.

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Then glo­ry in the high­est let us sing!
Should aloud the heav’n­ly chor­us;
Glory be to God on high,
Let the earth to heav’n re­ply,
As the Sav­ior comes with light and with love.

O how glo­ri­ous is the news! it can ne’er grow old;
Let us tell it o’er and o’er again;
Let us trum­pet notes em­ploy,
Wake the earth to peace and joy,
Christ the Lord has come to dwell among men.

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What a gift to us is Christ! what a trea­sure vast!
He is more than all the world be­side;
We may see His glo­ry here,
But ’twill more and more ap­pear,
While eter­nal years in Him we abide.

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