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<title>BLB Hymns</title>
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<h2>ON A CHRISTMAS MORNING</h2>
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<p align="center"><h3>“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2:14</h3></p>
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<center><b>Hymns Supplied Through the Gracious Generosity<br>of the </b><a href="http://www.hymntime.com/tch/" target = "_blank"><b>Cyber Hymnal Website</b></a><br><br><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/cyberhymnal_info.html" target = "_blank">Information about Cyber Hymnal Website</a></center>
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<img src="./hymns/hymns_img/img_o_g_ogden_wa.jpg" alt="William Augustine Ogden (1841-1897)" align="right" hspace="15" vspace="5" width="133.333333333333" height="200.666666666667">
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<p><em>Words & Music:</em> <a href="./hymns/hymns_bio/bio_o_g_ogden_wa.html" target="_blank">William Augustine Ogden</a>, <em>The Silver Song</em> (Toledo, Ohio: W. W. Whitney, 1870) </p><p><table><tr><td><a href="./hymns/hymns_mid/mid_o_x_oxmasmor.mid" target = "_blank"><img border=0 src="./hymns/hymns_img/notes.gif"><br><b>Play MIDI</b></a></td><td> </td><td><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/score_info.html" target = "_blank"><b>Link to obtain<br>musical score info</b></a></td></tr></table></p>
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<p>This song was written to be sung by children on Christmas morning. Girls, then boys, alternate (four lines each) in the first three verses, then sing the last verse together.</p>
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<p>What is the song the angels sing?<br>
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Sweetly sing, gladly sing;<br>
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What is the song the angels sing,<br>
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On a Christmas morning?<br>
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O, “Peace on earth,” the angels sing,<br>
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Sweetly sing, gladly sing,<br>
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O, “Peace on earth,” the angels sing,<br>
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On a Christmas morning.</p>
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<p class="refrain">Refrain</p>
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<p class="refrain">O blessèd morn! O wondrous King!<br>
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A Savior born, the Lord’s anointed,<br>
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Enters on the work appointed,<br>
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Leaves the heav’nly world awhile,<br>
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God and man to reconcile.<br>
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(repeat)</p>
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<p>What is the blessing angels bring?<br>
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Gladly bring, truly bring;<br>
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What is the blessing angels bring,<br>
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On a Christmas morning?<br>
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“Good will to men,” the angels bring,<br>
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Gladly bring, truly bring;<br>
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“Good will to men,” the angels bring,<br>
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On a Christmas morning.</p>
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<p class="refrain">Refrain</p>
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<p>O, tell me why should children sing?<br>
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Sweetly sing, gladly sing;<br>
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O, tell me why should children sing,<br>
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On a Christmas morning?<br>
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In Bethlehem was born a King,<br>
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Children’s King, angels’ King;<br>
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In Bethlehem was born a King,<br>
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On a Christmas morning.</p>
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<p class="refrain">Refrain</p>
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<p>Then let us all together sing,<br>
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Sweetly sing, gladly sing;<br>
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Then let us all together sing,<br>
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On this Christmas morning.<br>
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Glory to Him Whom love did bring,<br>
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Sweetly bring, gladly bring;<br>
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Glory to Him Whom love did bring,<br>
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On this Christmas morning.</p>
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<p class="refrain">Refrain</p>
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