Written by Richard Storrs Willis and Edmund Sears
C E F C F C G7 F D7 G7 It came upon a midnight clear, that glorious song of old C E F C F C7 F G7 C From angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold E7 Am E7 Am G D7 G G7 Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven's all gracious King" C E F C F C7 F Dm7 G7 C The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. E F C F C G7 F D7 G7 Still through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled C E F C F C7 F G7 C And still their heavenly music floats, o all the weary world. E7 Am E7 Am G D7 G G7 Above its sad and lowly plains, they bend on hovering wing C E F C F C7 F Dm7 G7 C And ever o'er its Babel sounds, the blessed angels sing. E F C F C G7 F D7 G7 Oh ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low C E C F C F C7 F G7 C Who toil along the climbing way, with painful steps and slow. E7 Am E7 Am G D7 G G7 Look now for glad and golden hours, come swiftly on the wing C E C F C F C7 F Dm7 G7 C Oh rest beside the weary road, and hear the an sing (Slowing) F Dm7 G7 C And hear the an sing
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