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God hath sent His angels
to the earth again,
Bringing joyful tidings
to the sons of men;
They who first at Christmas
thronged the heavenly way,
Now beside the tomb door
sit on Easter day.
Angels, sing His triumph
as you sang His birth,
�Christ the Lord is risen,
peace, goodwill on earth!�
In the dreadful desert,
where the Lord was tried,
There the faithful angels
gathered at His side;
And when, in the garden,
grief and pain and care
Bowed Him down with anguish,
they were with Him there.
Angels, sing His triumph
as you sang His birth,
�Christ the Lord is risen,
peace, goodwill on earth!�
Yet the Christ they honor
is the same Christ still
Who, in light and darkness,
did His Father�s will;
And the tomb, deserted,
shineth like the sky,
Since He passed
from out it, into victory.
Angels, sing His triumph
as you sang His birth,
�Christ the Lord is risen,
peace, goodwill on earth!�
God has still His angels,
helping at His word,
All His faithful children,
like their faithful Lord;
Soothing them in sorrow,
arming them in strife,
Opening wide the tomb doors,
leading into life.
Angels, sing His triumph
as you sang His birth,
�Christ the Lord is risen,
peace, goodwill on earth!�
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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11 11 11 11 with refrain
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Dates:
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1877
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Bible Refs:
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Mt 28:2;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1920 | # 671 | | 1916 | # 557 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ANGELS SING HIS TRIUMPH
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Meter:
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11 11 11 11 with refrain
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ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
echo ' | ';
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