At Hour of Silent Midnight

At hour of si­lent mid­night

O mys­te­ry of love

Earth’s longed and sighed for Sav­ior

Descended from above;

Awake

awake

cre­ation!

Arise

for Light has come;

Lo! earth is changed to Heav­en

For earth is Je­sus’ home:

Lo! earth is changed to Heav­en

For earth is Je­sus’ home.

Glory to God on high!

Praise to our king

our new­born king!

Peace un­to men on earth

Sweet in­fant Je­sus

bring.

Amid the star­lit heav­ens

There shines a glo­ri­ous light

And hosts of gleam­ing an­gels

Illume the lone­ly night;

They leave their thrones of glo­ry

To seek their new­born king

And

ranged in count­less ar­mies

Glad hymns of tri­umph sing:

And

ranged in count­less ar­mies

Glad hymns of tri­umph sing.

The prais­es of the an­gels

Were waft­ed from above

And shep­herds left their night watch

To seek the God of love;

They longed to gaze on Je­sus

To see the new­born Child—

They found the God of Heav­en

An in­fant meek and mild;

They found the God of Heav­en

An in­fant meek and mild.

And there the mo­ther kneel­ing

Bends fond­ly o’er her Son

Watching with bless­èd Jo­seph

Her cher­ished Lit­tle One.

See Je­sus in the man­ger

How still and meek He lies;

Now smiles play on His fea­tures

Now tears are in His eyes.

Now smiles play on His fea­tures

Now tears are in His eyes.

Christians re­deemed

oh

hast­en

To Beth­le­hem’s sac­red shrine

And come

draw nigh to Je­sus

To kiss His feet di­vine.

Oh

bless our new-born Sav­ior

Our in­fant God ad­ore;

Till love shall sweet­ly lead us

Home to th’eter­nal shore;

Till love shall sweet­ly lead us

Home to th’eter­nal shore.