Over Bethl’em’s Hillside

Over Bethl’em’s hill­side beamed a glo­ri­ous star

With its ra­di­ant beau­ty all so fair

Led the won­drous wise men to the man­ger bed

Where the King of kings was cra­dled there.

Waiting shep­herds with their flocks at mid­night

Saw the ra­di­ance flood­ing o’er the earth

Heard the heav’n­ly hosts in chor­us sing­ing

Blessèd news of Christ the Sav­ior’s birth.

Earth re­spond­ed to that heav’n­ly mes­sage

Peace on earth

good­will

good­will to men;

In ex­ult­ant strain the chor­us end­ed;

O that earth might hear that song again!

On that night the an­gel bands with loud ac­claim

Brought the earth the words of joy and peace

Telling of the Sav­ior who to earth came down

And His love that nev­er more shall cease.

Blessèd hap­py tid­ings to the world pro­claim:

Christ the King eter­nal comes to­day;

Comes to earth so low­ly as a lit­tle child

In our hearts in peace and love to stay.

Peace on earth

good-will to men the an­gels sang

On that Christ­mas night so long ago

When the ho­ly babe was born in Beth­le­hem

That the world God’s match­less love might know.