The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14246

14246. Christmas Night

1 ’Tis Christmas night. ’Tis Christmas night,
Judea’s plains are bathed in white,
And faint and far a rising star
Gives promise of a fairer light.

2 ’Tis Christmas night. Hushed old earth is,
A mother wakes from pain to bliss
And clasps her Boy in holy joy
And worships, while she bends to kiss.

3 ’Tis Christmas night. Where skies are rift,
A cloud of angels earthward drift.
The song they sing through time shall ring,
The hearts that weary, to uplift.

4 ’Tis Christmas night. By trackless road
The wise men haste with precious load,
And kneeling, bring the infant King
The homage that a world hath owed.

5 Oh, world of sleepers, lift your head.
Today, anew, the word is sped
That Christ is born this Christmas morn
And hate and fear and gloom are dead.

6 Still shines the star on Christmas night.
Still angels sing beyond our sight.
And He who came in lowly fame
Shall lead us into perfect light.

Text Information

• First Line: ’Tis Christmas night. ’Tis Christmas night
• Title: Christmas Night
• Author: Phila B. B. Smith
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Kindergarten Review (Springfield, Mass: Milton Bradley), vol. 21, no. 4, December 1910
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ST. CRISPIN by George J. Elvey, ST. JOHN's HIGHLANDS, WAREHAM by William Knapp, WHITBY ABBEY by R. Frank Lehman

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Psalmodia Evangelica, by Thomas Williams, 1789
• Copyright: Public Domain