The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6931

6931. There's a Song in the Air

1. There’s a song in the air! There’s a star in the sky!
There’s a mother’s deep prayer and a baby’s low cry!
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a king!

2. There’s a tumult of joy o’er the wonderful birth,
For the virgin’s sweet Boy is the Lord of the earth.
Ay! the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a king!

3. In the light of that star lie the ages impearled;
And that song from afar has swept over the world.
Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations that Jesus is king!

4. We rejoice in the light, and we echo the song
That comes down through the night from the heavenly throng.
Ay! we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and king!

Text Information

• First Line: There's a song in the air! There's a star in the sky
• Title: There's a Song in the Air
• Author: Josiah Gilbert Holland (1872)
• Language: English
• Source: The Marble Prophecy and Other Poems, 1872
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: KOLDING, Peter C. Lutkin, 1858-1931; STARLIGHT, Carl F. Crusius, 1921; STELLA (WATHALL), Alfred G. Wathall, 1905

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS SONG
• Composer: Karl Pomeroy Harrington (1904)
• Incipit: 56516 75551 35565
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain