Hark! What Celestial Sounds

Hark! what ce­les­ti­al sounds

What mu­sic fills the air!

Soft warb­ling to the morn

It strikes the rav­ished ear:

Now all is still; now wild it floats

In tune­ful notes

loud

sweet and shrill.

Th’an­gel­ic hosts des­cend

With har­mo­ny di­vine:

See how from Heav’n they bend

And in full chor­us join:

Fear not

they say

Great joy we bring:

Jesus

your king

is born to­day.

He comes

your souls to save

From death’s eter­nal gloom;

To realms of bliss and light

He lifts you from the tomb:

Your voic­es raise

with sons of light;

Your songs unite of end­less praise.

Glory to God on high!

Ye mor­tals

spread the sound

And let your rap­tures fly

To earth’s re­mot­est bound;

For peace on earth

from God in Heav’n

To man is giv’n

at Je­sus’ birth.