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Wednesday 16 December 2009

There's A Song In The Air

I've been reading Ace Collins book, 'Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas' and came across a carol that I have never heard of before.

The words are by Josiah Holland, and the music by Karl P. Harrington. I'll write out the words here, but does anyone know the tune? I'd love to hear it.

There's A Song In The Air
There's a song in the air!
There's a star in the sky!
There's a mother's deep prayer
and a baby's low cry!
And the star rains its fire
while the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King!
There's a tumult of joy over
the wonderful birth,
For the virgin's sweet boy is
the Lord of the earth.
Ay! the star rains fire while
the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King!
In the light of that star lie the
ages impearled;
And that song from afar has
swept over the world.
Every hearth is aflame, and
the beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations
that Jesus is King!
We rejoice in the light, and
we echo the song
That comes down through
the night from the heavenly throng.
Ay! we shout to the lovely
evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle
our Savoir and King!

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