It came upon the midnight clear, 它来到了午夜清楚，

That glorious song of old, 老那辉煌的歌，

From angels bending near the earth 从天使在地球附近的弯曲

To touch their harps of gold. 摸金的竖琴。

   

"Peace on the earth, good will to men, “和平的地球上，良好的意志的男人，

From heaven's all-gracious King." 从天上来的全亲切王“ 。

The world in solemn stillness lay 在庄严的寂静世界奠定

To hear the angels sing. 听天使在唱歌。

   

Still through the cloven skies they come 仍然可以通过他们来了偶​​的天空

With peaceful wings unfurled, 随着和平的翅膀迎风招展，

And still their heavenly music floats 而且他们还在天上漂浮的音乐

O'er all the weary world. 光彩都疲惫的世界。

   

Above its sad and lowly plains 上面的难过和低平原

They bend on hovering wing, 他们弯曲的机翼徘徊，

And ever o'er its Babel-sounds 和以往的光彩的巴别塔 - 声音

The blessed angels sing. 有福的天使在唱歌。

   

Yet with the woes of sin and strife 然而，随着罪和内乱的困境

The world has suffered long; 世界已经遭受了长;

Beneath the heavenly strain have rolled 下天上的应变已经推出

Two thousand years of wrong. 两千多年的错误。

   

And man, at war with man, hears not 而男人，在与人的战争，没有听到

The tidings which they bring; 他们带来了福音;

O hush the noise, ye men of strife, Ø嘘噪声，男人纷争你们，

And hear the angels sing! 和听到天使在唱歌！

   

O ye, beneath life's crushing load, 你们这些，下面生活的压溃载荷，

Whose forms are bending low, 其形式低垂，

Who toil along the climbing way 谁沿着登山路劳碌

With painful steps and slow. 痛苦的步骤和缓慢。

   

Look now! for glad and golden hours 看看吧！在高兴和黄金小时

Come swiftly on the wing; 很快来到机翼上;

O rest beside the weary road 疲惫的公路旁休息Ò

And hear the angels sing! 和听到天使在唱歌！

   

For lo! the days are hastening on, 看哪！天都在加速，

By prophets seen of old, 由可见的老先知，

When with the ever-circling years 当不断盘旋多年

Shall come the time foretold. 要来预言的时间。

   

When peace shall over all the earth 当和平应在全地上

Its ancient splendors fling, 其古老的辉煌一扔，

And the whole world give back the song 和整个世界给乐曲

Which now the angels sing... 现在天使在唱歌......