Hark! what mean those holy voices
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Hark! what mean those holy voices,Sweetly warbling in the skies?All the heavenly host rejoices,Loudest hallelujahs rise.
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Listen to the wondrous story,Which they chant in hymns of joy,—"Glory in the highest, glory;Glory be to God most high!
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"Peace on earth, good-will from heaven,Reaching far as man is found;Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven;Loud our golden harps shall sound.
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"Christ is born, the great Anointed;Heaven and earth his glory sing;Glad receive whom God appointed,For your Prophet, Priest, and King.
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"Hasten, mortals! to adore him;Learn his name and taste his joy;Till in heaven you stand before him,And his praise your tongues employ."