The Angels’ Song (Jameson)

There was dark­ness above

There was dark­ness be­neath

’Twas the dark­ness of night

And the sha­dow of death;

When the day-star of life

Rose amid the deep gloom

And il­lum­ined the dark­ness

Of death and the tomb.

As the shep­herds stood watch

By their flocks in the night;

While they slept on the sward

’Neath the stars’ gen­tle light

From the por­tals of bliss

Came an an­gel­ic train

Warbling mu­sic di­vine

Over Beth­le­hem’s plain.

To Je­ho­vah they sang

Highest glo­ry be giv’n

Among mor­tals

good will;

Peace on earth

joy in Heav’n;

Echo sent back the strain

From each mount­ain and hill

To Je­ho­vah be glo­ry

To mor­tals good will.