Introduction
Words & Music: John M. Macfarlane, 1869 (🔊 pdf nwc). This hymn was written for a Christmas program in St. George, Utah, and was first published in the Juvenile Instructor, December 15, 1889.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:14
Words & Music: John M. Macfarlane, 1869 (🔊 pdf nwc). This hymn was written for a Christmas program in St. George, Utah, and was first published in the Juvenile Instructor, December 15, 1889.
Far, far away on Judea’s plains,
Shepherds of old heard the joyous strains:
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Glory to God, glory to God,
Glory to God in the highest;
Peace on earth, good will to men;
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Sweet are these strains of redeeming love,
Message of mercy from Heaven above:
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Lord, with the angels we too would rejoice;
Help us to sing with the heart and voice:
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Hasten the time when, from every clime,
Men shall unite in the strains sublime:
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