Wake the Sweet Anthem

Sung by the Copper Family on the Coppers at Christmas CD.

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Wake the sweet anthem again and again,
Glad praise to the Highest, goodwill towards men.

Heaven above us is lovingly bending,
Transcendent in beauty and bathed in its light
Are spirits angelic, ascending, descending,
And this is the song of their raptures tonight.

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Hail the Messiah who cometh to sever
The chains of the mighty, the bands of the strong,
Then banish the weapons of warfare forever
And sing with the blessed the rapturous song.

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Saviour whose life was a lonely evangel,
Bright star of the morning, our pillar of light,
Thou bringest the day-spring and therefore with Angels
And Archangels sing we thy praises tonight.

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