“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” is a poem and Christmas carol written in 1849 by Edmund Sears, an American pastor.
It has been performed by many famous artists including Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Sixpence None the Richer, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Evancho, Bing Crosby and many others.
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It came upon ~ the midnight clear
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That glorious song of old
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From angels bending near the earth
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To touch their harps of gold
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Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
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From Heaven’s all gracious King
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The world in solemn stillness lay
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To hear the angels sing