Oh night of joy and gladness, When over all the earth, The happy news was carried That told the saviour's birth. The sound of triumph lifted Is spreading far and near That all who wake and harken With grateful hearts may hear. - Oh night of wondrous glory When to this world below, Came down thy cheerful tidings That everyone might know. Then lift your voices sounding The hopeful thought along. That all who now are waiting May hear the welcome song. - Oh night of nights most holy So beautiful and fair, That filled the heart of mankind With love beyond compare This grace and blessing given To us in days of yore Lives on to be the watchword For us forever more. |