The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12401

12401. Oh! had I the voice of an angel to sing

1 Oh! had I the voice of an angel to sing
Of the joys that are brightest on earth,
I would sing of the blessings and comforts that spring
From Messiah’s miraculous birth.

2 What the law and the psalms, and the prophets of old,
In full many a marvelous way,
To the fathers foreshadowed, or plainly foretold,
Are the wonders that meet us today.

3 Not a jot or a tittle pf Scripture shall fail;
In the Lord’s holy book it is proved,
That He is the Savior, whose advent we hail,
Our God, to be worshipped and loved.

4 Son of God, Son of man, David’s son, David’s Lord,
Full of mercy, yet righteous and just,
The truths that shine forth in Thine own written word,
I receive with submission and trust.

5 As the angels from Heav’n were sent down to proclaim,
Good news on this glorious morn,
And shepherds and sages all joyfully came
To the stable where Jesus was born.

6 Let me copy the angels in reverence and love,
With the shepherds obedient be found;
And, guiding my way by the light from above,
Like the wise in true knowledge abound.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh! had I the voice of an angel to sing
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 12.9.12.9
• Language: English
• Source: Christmas Minstrelsy by Joseph Williams and Henry Gauntlett (London and Mancehster: Novello & Bremner, 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MIDDLEHAM
• Composer: S. Smith (1864)
• Meter: 12.9.12.9
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain