Hark! what mean those holy voices

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Hark! what mean those holy voices
  Sweetly sounding in the skies?
Lo! th’ angelic 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;
Oh, 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 one day ye sing before Him
  Glory be to God most high!”
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Let us learn the wondrous story
  Of our great Redeemer’s birth;
Spread the brightness of His glory,
  Till it cover all the earth.
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Steve Miller

Detroit, MI

Cawood was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Since he was born in humble circumstances, he received a limited education. Through study and diligence he eventually became a curate in the Church of England. He wrote 17 hymns, none of which he personally published. - Songs of the Spirit by Martin