8013. The Annunciation

1 ’Twas night upon Judea’s hills,
And sparkling shone her thousand rills
Beneath a starry sky;
While shepherds, on the dewy grass,
Watched the nocturnal shadows pass,
Till midnight hours drew nigh.

2 When, from the crystal walls above,
The white-winged messengers of love,
On joyous errand bent,
Sang through each upland, glade and glen,
Peace on the earth, good will to men,
Your Savior now is sent.

3 Judea’s hills take up the song,
Judea’s vales the strain prolong,
Peace and good-will and joy.
And mortal tongues, through endless days,
Shall chant the same in nobler lays,
And find it sweet employ.

Text Information
First Line: ’Twas night upon Judea’s hills
Title: The Annunciation
Author: Adelia C. Graves (1883, alt.)
Meter: 88.68.86
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: FRANCES
Composer: James McGranahan (1901)
Meter: 77.68.86.
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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