There Rose on the Air

lyricist: G. B. MacKee, 1883
Composer: H. W. Porter

There rose on the air a sweet

sweet song

That told of a Sav­ior’s birth;

The song of that pure and ho­ly throng

That brought good news to the earth.

Jesus

our Sav­ior

we hail Thee as our king.

Jesus

our Sav­ior

to Thee our hearts we bring.

Hail

all hail! O hail the King of Glo­ry.

Praise and mag­ni­fy His ho­ly name.

Glad tid­ings of joy to man they bring

Your Sav­ior is born this day!

As an­gels the sweet

sweet song still sing

We’ll join in their heav­en­ly lay.

Thro’ mount­ain and vale the sweet song rang

Glad tid­ings of joy we bring!

The mount­ains ech­oed the song they sang

Peace on earth

good will to men.

Our Sav­ior who on that day was born

Was the bright and morn­ing Star;

We’ll walk in His light both night and morn

Till we reach our home afar.

Savior

to Thee our young hearts we give

To Thee sweet­est prais­es we sing;

Our love and our lives to Thee we give;

Accept the off’r­ing we bring.

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