Original sacred harp : containing a superior collection of standard melodies, of odes, anthems, and church music, and hymns of high repute : rudiments, retaining all valuable standard regulations, arr. with all modern up-to-date improvements. , an annotated digital edition

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CHRISTMAS
ANTHEM.
Continued.
Are
the
ra-diant
bands
of
mu-sic,
Fly
-
ing
in
the
air.
The
church
triumphant
gives
the
tone
While
they
surround
the
holy
throne,
In
glo-ry,
with
ce
-
les-trial
Are
the
ra-diant
bands
of
mu-sic,
Fly
-
ing
in
the
air.
The
church
triumphant
gives
the
tone,
While
they
surround
the
holy
throne,
In
glo-ry,
with
ce
-
lestrial
arts,
An
-
gel
-
ic
armies
tune
their
harps,
And
raptured
seraphs
play
their
parts:
Strike,
strike,
strike,
their
notes
at
our
Re
-
deem-er's
birth.
arts,
An
-
gel
-
ic
armies
tune
their
harps,
And
raptured
seraphs
play
their
parts:
Strike,
strike,
strike,
their
notes
at
our
Re
-
deem-er's
birth.