It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Chords and lyrics

It Came Upon A Midnight ClearVerse 1
C
F
C
It 
came u
pon a 
midnight clear
s
cs
*
cc
That 
glorious 
song of 
old
#
+
e
From 
angels 
bending 
near the earth
a
sG
b
To 
touch their 
harps of 
gold
+e
C*
"Peace 
on the earth, good 
will to men
f
Gf
b
**
From 
heaven's all 
gracious 
King;"
e
G
f
The 
world in 
solemn 
stillness lay,
D
a?
b
To 
hear the 
angels 
sing
Verse 2
?
a
s
Sti
ll thr
ough t
he cloven skies they come
u
A?
?
mB
With 
peaceful 
wings un
furl
ed,
*
s
F
And s
till th
eir heav
enly music floats
#
?e
A
O'e
r all the we
ary world
d?
Fs
Above i
ts sad and lowly pla
ins
+
CG
Ge+
They 
bend on hover
ing wing;
D
G
C
And 
ever o'er
 its Ba
bel sounds
c
c#
A
The
 blessed 
angels 
sing
Verse 3
c
+
b
And
 ye, b
eneath
 life's crushing load
m
*u
C
Gb
Whose
 forms ar
e bendin
g lo
w,
s
*
d
Who t
oil alo
ng the c
limbing way
E
*s
A
Wit
h painful st
eps and s
low
FD
Gm
Look no
w! for glad and gold
en hours
b
fa
E#b
Come 
swiftly on th
e wing;
c
7
f
O re
st beside
 the we
ary road
D
F#
#
And
 hear the
 angels
 sing
Verse 4
G
D
+
For
 lo th
e days
 are hast'ning on
?
GB
F
*G
By pr
ophets se
en of ol
d
a
#
B
When 
with th
e ever-c
ircling years
f
+c
b
Sha
ll come the 
time fore
told
Dd
Ae
When pe
ace shall over all t
he earth
e
DB
sG?
Its a
ncient splend
our fling
C
s
#
And 
all the w
orld gi
ve back the song
?
bu
7
Whi
ch now th
e angel
s sing