it came upon the midnight clear that glorious song of old from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold oh mitch scott all still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled and still their heavenly music floats o er all the weary world peace on the earth good will to men from heaven s all gracious king the world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing hear the angels sing all yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong oh when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling and the whole wide world gave back the song which now the angels sing hear the angels sing hear the angels sing hear the angels sing hear the angels oh in the world 