The Celestial Chorus

Sweetly and soft­ly on my ear

A won­drous chor­us breaks;

A me­lo­dy that calms all fear

That in my soul awakes.

It is the ec­ho of the song

First heard up­on that night;

When shep­herds saw the heav’n­ly throng

In glit­ter­ing rai­ment bright.

Fear not

O trem­bling heart

but sing

For thee a Sav­ior’s born;

Let ev­ery soul its trib­ute bring

And hail the joy­ous morn.

Within the east

lo! Christ­mas day

Breaks with its ro­sy light;

My soul

that song di­vine ob­ey

And praise Him day and night.