Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Canonical path: /cockburn-bruce/it-come-upon-the-midnight
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
It Come Upon The Midnight
Read It Come Upon The Midnight lyrics by Bruce Cockburn on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
It Come Upon The Midnight
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men,
From heav'n's all gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wings
And ever o'er its
Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long
Beneath the angel's ... two thousand years a
... And man at war with man hears not
The love song which they bring
O hush the noise ye men of strife
And hear the angels sing
And ye, beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow
Take heart for comfort, love, and hope
Come swiftly on the wing
O rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing
For lo the days are hastening by prophet bards fortold
When with the ever circling years
Comes round the age of gold
When peace shall o'er all the earth
Its ancient splendours lay
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "It Come Upon The Midnight"?
Bruce Cockburn performs "It Come Upon The Midnight", and this lyric page sits inside the Bruce Cockburn catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "It Come Upon The Midnight"?
Yes. The related section below points to All The Ways I Want You and Don't Feel Your Touch with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Bruce Cockburn?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Bruce Cockburn's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on It Come Upon The Midnight yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.