All the ci­ty lies in sleep­ing,
O’er the sea a si­lence reigns;
Lowly shep­herds watch are keep­ing
O’er their flocks on Ju­dah’s plains.

Refrain

Hark the song, the song of an­gels,
News of joy and peace we glad­ly bring;
In the fa­vored ci­ty yon­der,
Christ is born, is born to­day a king.
In the fa­vored ci­ty yon­der,
Christ is born to­day a king.

Lo! a star­ry light is shin­ing,
Music thrills the arch of night.
Shepherds on the plains re­clin­ing
Rise to greet the song and light.

Refrain

In a shel­ter rude and low­ly
Shepherds find the Prince of Light;
O how beau­ti­ful and ho­ly
Was that hap­py Christ­mas night.

Refrain