Over Bethl’em’s hill­side beamed a glo­ri­ous star,
With its ra­di­ant beau­ty all so fair
Led the won­drous wise men to the man­ger bed,
Where the King of kings was cra­dled there.

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Waiting shep­herds with their flocks at mid­night
Saw the ra­di­ance flood­ing o’er the earth,
Heard the heav’n­ly hosts in cho­rus sing­ing
Blessèd news of Christ the Sav­ior’s birth.
Earth re­spond­ed to that heav’n­ly mes­sage,
Peace on earth, good­will, good­will to men;
In ex­ult­ant strain the cho­rus end­ed;
O that earth might hear that song again!

On that night the an­gel bands with loud ac­claim
Brought the earth the words of joy and peace,
Telling of the Sav­ior who to earth came down
And His love that ne­ver more shall cease.

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Blessèd hap­py tid­ings to the world pro­claim:
Christ the King eter­nal comes to­day;
Comes to earth so low­ly as a lit­tle child,
In our hearts in peace and love to stay.

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Peace on earth, good-will to men the an­gels sang
On that Christ­mas night so long ago,
When the ho­ly babe was born in Beth­le­hem
That the world God’s match­less love might know.

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