Angels are bringing
1 Angels are bringing
news in the morning;
splendour from heaven
lights up the sky.
Can we envisage
Bethlehem's baby
grown up to manhood,
led out to die?
2 Angels are telling:
Now he is risen!
See where they laid him
empty it stands.
Can we believe it
till we have seen him,
till he has shown us
scars on his hands?
3 Angels are calling:
Christ is returning!
Day of our judgement
dawning at last.
Can we imagine
how we shall face him,
fearing the future,
fleeing the past?
4 Lord of the angels,
baby no longer,
Star of our morning,
shine on our way.
Crucified Saviour,
risen Redeemer,
King of all glory,
save us today!
Christopher Idle
© Christopher Idle/Jubilate Hymns Ltd
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