Why do the ho­ly an­gels sing?
Why do the heav’n­ly arch­es ring
With an­thems sweet from se­raphs bright,
With glit­ter­ing crowns and robes of white?

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They sing of the Lamb that was slain,
The Sav­ior that lives again,
The root and the off­spring of Da­vid,
The bright and morn­ing star!

Glory to Thee, our God, they cry,
Maker of earth, and sea, and sky,
To Thee our high­est strains be­long,
Thou great In­spir­er of our song.

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Beautiful world where all is bright,
Rivers of gold and fields of light,
In mur­mured tones of joy pro­long
The echo of the an­gels’ song.

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Well may the holy an­gels sing,
Well may the heav’n­ly arch­es ring,
With ant­hems sweet from choirs above,
They sing of God, and God is love.

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