217. Calm on the listening ear of night

1 Calm on the listening ear of night
Come heaven's melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains,
Her silver-mantled plains.

2 Celestial choirs, from courts above,
Shed sacred glories there,
And angels, with their sparkling lyres,
Make music on the air,
Make music on the air.

3 The joyous hills of Palestine
Send back the glad reply,
And greet, from all their holy heights,
The Day-spring from on high,
The Day-spring from on high.

4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee
There comes a holier calm,
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise,
Her silent groves of palm,
Her silent groves of palm.

5 "Glory to God!" the sounding skies
Aloud with anthems ring;
"Peace to the earth, good will to men,
From heaven's eternal King!
From heaven's eternal King!"

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Calm on the listening ear of night
Author: Edmund H. Sears (1834)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: Angels; Christ: First Advent; Christ: Day-star (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: NEWBOLD
Composer: George Kingsley
Meter: C. M.



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