John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Edmund Hamilton Sears 1810-1876 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| Calm on the listening ear of night Come Heaven’s melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. |
| Christmas Song. |
| 2 |
| It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old. |
| The Angels’ Song. |
| 3 |
| For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years, Comes round the age of gold; When Peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. |
| The Angels’ Song. |