The Song the Herald Angels Sang

The song the her­ald an­gels sang

O’er Beth­le­hem’s star­lit plain

Still ech­oes in the heart of man

A glad­some sweet re­frain

A glad­some sweet re­frain.

Peace

peace on earth

good will to men

Our Fa­ther reigns su­preme

And love fills all the uni­verse

Evil is but a dream.

Thro’ all these long mil­len­nia

This song of peace and love

Has breathed its balm of bless­ing

And hov­ered like a dove

And hov­ered like a dove.

Above the rest­less pulse of man

Bidding his pas­sions cease

Till war and strife are end­ed

And na­tions dwell in peace.

Thro’ all the ag­es yet to come

’Twill whis­per sweet and low

If man but love his bro­ther man

’Tis Heav’n be­gun be­low

’Tis Heav’n be­gun be­low.

And so with song and ra­di­ance

The way will grow more bright

Till the star that shines o’er Beth­le­hem

Fills all the world with light.