Scripture Verse

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14

Introduction

Words & Music: John H. Kurz­en­knabe, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ap­peared in Song Trea­sury, by J. H. Kurz­en­kna­be (York, Penn­syl­van­ia: Cri­der & Bro­ther, 1879), num­ber 131.

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John Kurzenknabe
(1840–1927)

Lyrics

Peace on earth, peace on earth,
Je­sus is born!
Joy­ous news to ev­ery home!
Lo! the pro­mised time is come,
An­gels chant in joy­ful strain,
Glo­ry be to God a­gain.
Peace on earth, good will to men,
On this Christ­mas morn­ing.

Refrain

Glo­ry be to God a­gain,
Peace on earth, peace on earth;
Peace on earth, good will to men,
On this Christ­mas morn­ing.

Peace on earth, peace on earth,
Hail, bless­èd morn!
How the bright­ness filled the sky,
When the shep­herds heard with joy,
List’n­ing to that sweet­est lay,
Un­to you is born to­day,
Christ the Sav­ior!
Go and see,
On this Christ­mas morn­ing.

Refrain

Peace on earth, peace on earth,
Wel­come the star!
See the wise men from the east,
Guid­ed to the won­drous Guest;
Bring­ing trea­sures from a­far,
Gold and frank­in­cense and myrrh;
Bow with them in rev­erence there,
On this Christ­mas morn­ing.

Refrain

Peace on earth, peace on earth,
Hear it a­gain!
Peace on earth, to man good will,
Ev­ery heart with rap­ture thrill;
Ev­ery land and na­tion rise,
And with heart and lip and voice,
Join the tri­umph of the skies,
On this Christ­mas morn­ing.

Refrain