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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

from Good News by Ordinary Time

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It came upon a midnight clear

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O ye beneath life’s crushing load,
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Whose forms are bending low,
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Who toil along the climbing way
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With painful steps and slow;

It came upon a midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:

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“Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
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From heavens all gracious King!”
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The world in solemn stillness lay
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To hear the angels sing.


For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circlin’ years
Shall come the time foretold,

When peace shall over all the earth
its ancient splendors fling
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.

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from Good News, released December 1, 2016

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They met in a “History of Christian Worship” class in seminary, where they discovered a shared love for old songs in danger of being forgotten. The band’s oeuvre seamlessly weaves the hymns of generations past with their own new songs—often indistinguishably—producing a
sound that ranges from bluegrass-tinged Americana to sacred harp hymn arrangements.
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