As Sudden Angels Filled the Night

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about Music by Sally DeFord

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1. As sud - den an - gels filled the night And glo - ry spilt a -
2. The an - gels fled, and all was still, And all was dark once
3. The star - light falls in ten - der flood Where babe and Ma - ry

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4. Not far, an - oth - er ho - ly night, Such an - gels will at -

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5. When doubt and dark - ness ga - ther strong, Let ne - ver hope be

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round, The shep - herds, bright with ho - ly light, Heard an - gel voic - es
more. While shep - herds haste to seek the Child, One glo - rious star is
bide; The sil - v'ry light brings peace and love To all this bles - sed

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tend A cross made bright by star - ry light, A tomb where death shall

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far: Re - mem - ber strains of an - gel song And sil - ver light of

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Soprano: Re - joice! Re - joice! Re - joice at Je - sus'

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born. Alto: Re - joice! Re - joice! Re - joice! Re - joice at

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night.

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end.

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Bass: Re - joice! Re - joice! Re - joice! Re - joice at Je - sus'

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Je - sus' birth,

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No more may dark - ness rule the earth!

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Je - sus' birth.

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Copyright 2015 by Toni Thomas and Sally DeFord
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