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The shades of night were brooding	A
O'er the sea the earth the sky	B
The passing winds were wailing	A
In a low unearthly sigh	B
The darkness gathered deeper	C
For no starry light was shed	D
And silence reigned unbroken	E
As the silence of the dead	D
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The wintry clouds were hanging	A
From the starless sky so low	F
While 'neath them earth lay folded	G
In a winding shroud of snow	F
'Twas cold 'twas dark 'twas dreary	H
And the blast that swept along	I
The mountains hoarsely murmured	J
A fierce discordant song	I
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And mortal men were resting	A
From the turmoil of the day	K
And broken hearts were dreaming	A
Of the friends long passed away	K
And saintly men were keeping	A
Their vigils through the night	L
While angel spirits hovered near	M
Around their lonely light	L
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And wicked men were sinning	A
In the midnight banquet halls	N
Forgetful of that sentence traced	O
On proud Belshazzar's walls	N
On that night so dark and dismal	P
Unillumed by faintest ray	K
Might be seen the lonely pilgrim	Q
Wending on his darksome way	K
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Slow his steps for he was weary	H
And betimes he paused to rest	R
Then he rose and pressing onward	J
Murmured lowly I must haste	O
In his hand he held a chaplet	O
And his lips were moved in prayer	S
For the darkness and the silence	T
Seemed to whisper God was there	S
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On the lonely pilgrim journeyed	O
Nought disturbed him on his way	K
And his prayers he softly murmured	O
As the midnight stole away	K
Hark amid the stillness rises	U
On his ears a distant strain	V
Softly sounding now it ceases	W
Sweetly now it comes again	X
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In his path he paused to wonder	C
While he listened to the sound	O
On it came so sweet so pensive	Y
'Mid the blast that howled around	O
And the restless winds seemed soothed	O
By that music gentle mild	O
And they slept as when a mother	C
Rocks to rest her cradled child	O
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Strange and sweet the calm that followed	O
Stealing through the midnight air	S
Strange and sweet the sounds that floated	O
Like an angel breathing there	S
From the sky the clouds were drifting	A
Swiftly one by one away	K
And the sinless stars were shedding	A
Here and there a silver ray	K
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Why this change the pilgrim whispered	O
Whence that music whence its power	C
Earthly sounds are not so lovely	H
Angels love the midnight hour	C
Bending o'er his staff he wondered	O
Loath to leave that sacred place	Z
I must hasten said he sadly	H
On he pressed with quickened pace	Z
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Just before him rose a mountain	E
Dark its outline steep its side	O
Down its slopes that midnight music	A2
Seemed so soothingly to glide	O
I will find it said the pilgrim	Q
Though this mountain I must scale	B2
Scarcely said when on his vision	E
Shone a distant light and pale	B2
	-
Glad he was and now he hastened	O
Brighter brighter grew the ray	K
Stronger stronger swelled the music	A2
As he struggled on his way	K
Soon he gained the mountain summit	O
Lo a church bursts on his view	C2
From the church that light was flowing	A
And that gentle music too	C2
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Near he came its door stood open	E
Still he stood in awe and fear	M
Shall I enter spot so holy	H
Am I unforbidden here	D2
I will enter something bids me	H
Saintly men are praying here	D2
Vigils sacred they are keeping	A
'Tis their Matin song I hear	D2
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Softly noiselessly he glided	O
Through the portal on his sight	O
Shone a vision bright strange thrilling	A
Down he knelt 'twas Christmas night	O
Down in deepest adoration	E
Knelt the lonely pilgrim there	S
Joy unearthly rapture holy	H
Blended with his whispered prayer	S
	-
Wrapped his senses were in wonder	C
On his soul an awe profound	O
As the vision burst upon him	E2
'Mid sweet light and sweeter sound	O
Is it real is it earthly	H
Is it all a fleeting dream	F2
Hark those choral voices ringing	A
Lo those forms like angels seem	F2
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On his view there rose an altar	C
Glittering 'mid a thousand beams	G2
Flowing from the burning tapers	H2
In bright sparkling silver streams	G2
From unnumbered crystal vases	U
Rose and bloomed the fairest flowers	H2
Shedding 'round their balmy fragrance	T
'Mid the lights in sweetest showers	H2
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Rich and gorgeous was the altar	C
Decked it was in purest white	O
Mortal hands had not arrayed it	O
Thus upon that Christmas night	O
Amid its lights and lovely flowers	H2
The little tabernacle stood	O
Around it all was rich and golden	E
It alone was poor and rude	O
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Hark Venite Adoremus	H2
Round the golden altar sounds	H2
See that band of angels kneeling	A
Prostrate with their sparkling crowns	H2
And the pilgrim looked and listened	O
And he saw the angels there	S
And their snow white wings were folded	O
As they bent in silent prayer	S
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Twelve they were bright rays of glory	H
Round their brows effulgent shone	I2
But a wreath of nobler beauty	H
Seemed to grace and circle one	E
And he beauteous rose and opened	O
Wide the tabernacle door	J2
Hark Venite Adoremus	H2
Rises bending they adore	J2
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Lo a sound of censers swinging	A
Clouds of incense weave around	O
The altar rich a silver mantle	P
As the angels' hymns resound	O
List Venite Adoremus	H2
Swells aloud in stronger strain	V
And the angels swing the censers	H2
And they prostrate bend again	X
	-
Rising now with voice of rapture	C
Bursts aloud in thrilling tone	I2
Gloria in Excelsis Deo	O
Round the sacramental throne	I2
Oh 'twas sweet 'twas sweet and charming	A
As the notes triumphant flowed	O
Oh 'twas sweet while wreathes of incense	H2
Curled and countless tapers glowed	O
	-
Oh 'twas grand that hymn of glory	H
Earthly sounds cannot compare	S
Oh 'twas grand it breath'd of heaven	E
As the angels sung it there	S
Ravished by the strains ecstatic	A2
Raptured by the vision grand	O
Gazed the pilgrim on the altar	C
Gazed upon the angel band	O
	-
All was hushed the floating echoes	H2
Of the hymn had died away	K
Vanished were the clouds of incense	H2
And the censers ceased to sway	K
Lo their wings are gently waving	A
And the angels softly rise	H2
Bending towards the tabernacle	P
Worship beaming from their eyes	H2
	-
One last lowly genuflection	E
From their brows love burning shone	E
Ah they're going they've departed	O
All but one the brightest one	E
Why remains he thought the pilgrim	Q
Ah he rises beauteously	P
Listen and the angel murmured	O
Sweetly Pilgrim hail to thee	H
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Come unto the golden altar	C
I'm an angel banish fear	M
Come unite in adoration	E
With me for our God is here	D2
Come thy Jesus here reposes	H2
Come He'll bless thy mortal sight	O
Come adore the Infant Saviour	D2
With me for 'tis Christmas night	O
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Now approached the pilgrim trembling	A
Now beside the angel bent	O
And the deepest blissful gladness	H2
With his fervent worship blent	O
Pilgrim said the spirit softly	H
Thou hast seen bright angels here	D2
And hast heard our sacred anthems	H2
Filled with rapture filled with fear	D2
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We are twelve 'twas we who chanted	O
First the Saviour's lowly birth	K2
We who brought the joyful tidings	H2
Of His coming to the earth	K2
We who sung unto the shepherds	H2
Watching on the mountain height	O
That the Word was made Incarnate	O
For them on that blessed night	O
	-
And since then we love to linger	D2
On that festal night on earth	K2
And we leave our thrones of glory	H
Here to keep the Saviour's birth	K2
Happy mortals happy mortals	H2
To night the angels would be men	E
And they leave their thrones in heaven	E
For the Crib of Bethlehem	L2
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And the angel led the pilgrim	Q
To the tabernacle door	D2
Lo an Infant there was sleeping	A
And the angel said Adore	D2
He is sleeping yet he watches	H2
See that beam of love divine	E
Pilgrim pay your worship holy	H
To your Infant God and mine	E
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And the spirit slowly slowly	H
Closed the tabernacle door	D2
While the pilgrim lowly lowly	H
Bent in rapture to adore	D2
Pilgrim spoke the angel sweetly	H
I must bid thee my adieu	O
Love oh love the Infant Jesus	H2
And he vanished from his view	O
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	-
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All was silent silent silent	O
Faded was the vision bright	O
But the pilgrim long remembered	O
In his heart that Christmas night	O