11051. Christ Is Born, And Heaven Rejoices

1 Christ is born, and Heaven rejoices,
Judah’s plain is bathed in light;
Thousand, thousand harps and voices
Break the silence of the night.

Refrain:
Glory in the highest, glory,
Peace on earth, good will to men.

2 Christ is born, the Lord’s Anointed,
Leaves the heavenly world a while,
Enters on the work appointed,
God and man to reconcile. [Refrain]

3 To the lost He brings salvation,
Freedom to the captive slave;
Peace amid death’s desolation,
Victory o’er the boasting grave. [Refrain]

4 Christ is born, O wondrous story!
Lord of life, yet born to die;
Sorrow’s child, yet King of Glory:
Born to rule and reign on high. [Refrain]

5 Royal babe, though few enthrone Him,
Few their grateful offerings bring;
All the tribes of earth shall own Him
Prince of Peace, creation’s king. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Christ is born, and Heaven rejoices
Title: Christ Is Born, And Heaven Rejoices
Author: Arthur A. Graley
Refrain First Line: Glory in the highest, glory
Meter: 87.87.87
Language: English
Source: Happy Voices (New York: American Tract Society, 1865)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: REGENT SQUARE
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
Meter: 87.87.87
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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