Lyrics
On Christmas night all Christians sing
To hear the news the angels bring;
On Christmas night all Christians sing
To hear the news the angels bring;
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King’s birth.
Then why should men on earth be sad
Since our Redeemer made us glad;
Then why should we on earth be sad
Since our Redeemer made us glad;
When from our sin, He set us free
All for to gain our liberty.
When sin departs before Your grace
Then life and health come in its place;
When sin departs before Your grace
Then life and health come in its place;
Angels and men with joy may sing
All for to see the newborn King.
All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night;
All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night;
“Glory to God and peace to men
Now and forevermore. Amen.”
Score
Available from MobileHymns.org
Recordings
A recording of this hymn is available on Richard Irwin's album - "From Advent to Epiphany Volume 2" which can be found on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify.Details
- Album: From Advent to Epiphany Volume 2
- Tune: Sussex Carol
- Meter: 88 88 88
- Style: Carol, Traditional English
- Church Year: Christmas
- Composer: Unknown
- Original arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958).
- This version with Trumpet Descant arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin
- Lyricist: Phillips Brooks (1835 – 1893)
- Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
- Performance Copyright ℗ 2013 Richard M S Irwin. All rights reserved.