It came upon the midnight clear,
    That glorious song of old,
    From angels bending near the earth,
    To touch their harps of gold:
    "Peace on the earth, goodwill to men,
    From heaven's all-gracious King."
    The world in solemn stillness lay,
    To hear the angels sing.

    Still through the cloven skies they come,
    With peaceful wings unfurled,
    And still their heavenly music floats
    O'er all the weary world;
    Above its sad and lowly plains,
    They bend on hovering wing,
    And ever o'er its Babel sounds
    The blessèd angels sing.

WHAT GOES IN HERE?

"Peace on the earth, goodwill to men,
    From heaven's all-gracious King."
    The world in solemn stillness lay,
    To hear the angels sing.