Angel Choirs in Accents Sweet

Angel choirs in ac­cents sweet

Herald hosts a count­less throng!

Chanting they the shep­herds greet;

This the bur­den of their song

“We pro­claim Mes­si­ah’s birth

Love to men

and peace on earth.

“Lo! on this aus­pi­cious morn

We the joy­ful tid­ings bring;

Unto you a Sav­ior’s born

David’s son

and Da­vid’s king;

Lo! the Lord of earth and skies

In a low­ly man­ger lies.

To the roy­al ci­ty go

Pay your hom­age at His feet;

He shall in His per­son show

Justice doth with mer­cy meet;

God ap­pears on earth to dwell

Hail him as Im­ma­nu­el.

Born the na­tions all to bless

Born to set His peo­ple free

He shall save from all dis­tress

Give them glo­ri­ous li­ber­ty;

Hail Him as the pro­mised seed

He will meet your ev­ery need.

He whom pro­phets long fore­told

In the end of time ap­pears;

Judah’s li­on

strong and bold

Now His peace­ful stand­ard rears;

Types and sha­dows fade away

Darkness is ex­changed for day.