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NIGHT IN SILENCE

Scripture Verse

Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2

Introduction

Words: Charles W. E. Sie­gel, in Forms and Hymns for Christ­mas (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hei­del­berg Press, 1906), num­ber 10.

Music: Ferd K. Hill (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Night in si­lence deep and ho­ly,
Broods o’er an­cient Beth­le­hem;
Shepherds in their sta­tion low­ly,
Faintly hear the star­ry hymn
Sounding forth cre­ation’s sto­ry,
Where the sons of God sang glo­ry.
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

Refrain

Hark a chor­us grand,
From that shin­ing land,
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

Earth is wrapped in si­lent slum­ber;
Souls lie prone in deep­er night;
Nearer, near­er, with­out num­ber,
Come the her­alds, robed in light.
Now cre­ation’s hymn is blend­ing
With re­demp­tion’s joy un­end­ing.
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

Refrain

Night in si­lence deep and ho­ly,
We thy bless­èd mys­te­ry share;
Savior, at Thy man­ger low­ly,
Bow our souls in hum­ble pray­er.
Waiting for th’eter­nal morn­ing,
We, with saints and an­gels join­ing,
Glory in the high­est, glo­ry,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

Refrain