Angels were watching All through the night From the cold, starry heavens above While sleeping below in a manger Was the child of all heavenly love

Angels were singing “Peace on the earth!
The Father has given a Son!
His glory shall be from the highest!
Now the hope of your nation is come!”

The angels were always beside Him
The baby was never alone
And leaving His childhood behind Him
The Son of the Father was grown

And oh! how the angels were singing!
And oh! what a welcome they gave!
For His glory would come from the highest
And the angels walked with the Son.

From a song of the angels
A promise came true
But their heartache would darken the sky
And the earth knew the weight of their sorrow
For they found that the Son was to die.

Now ten thousand angels were weeping
Their song fell in mournful refrain
The child had been safe in their keeping
Would all of their love be in vain?

But oh! how the angels were singing And oh! what a welcome they gave For His glory had come from the highest And the angels walked with the Son from the grave

Written by Jeffrey David Hooven & David Edwards
©Copyright 1985 by Lexicon Music Inc.