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In the Lonely Midnight

Theodore Chickering Williams

“In the Lonely Midnight” as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).

Theodore Chickering Williams: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1920 · historical text
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This text comes from The Army and Navy Hymnal, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

In the lone - ly mid - night

On the win - try hill,

Shep-herds heard the an-gels

Sing- ing, 'Peace, good - will.'

Lis-ten, O ye wea-ry,

To the an - gels' song

Un - to you the tid - ings

Of great joy be - long.

Though in Da-vid's cit - y

An - gels sing no more,

Love makes an - gel music

On earth's dark - est shore ;

Tho' no heavenly glory

Meet your wondering eyes,

Love can make your dwelling

Bright as par - a - dise.

Though the child of Ma - ry,

Sent from heaven on high,

In his man - ger cra - dle

May no lon - ger lie,

Love is King for - ev - er,

Tho' the proud world scorn;

If ye tru - ly seek him,

Christ your Kings is born.

A-men

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Credits

Written by Theodore Chickering Williams

Words by Theodore Chickering Williams. Historical text published in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), “In the Lonely Midnight”

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