It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Piano Letter Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G E B D C A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
G5ItE3̇cameB7up-D2̇onC1̇A6theG5mid-A6nightG5clear,
G5ThatA6glor-B7C1̇iousC1̇songD2̇E3̇ofD2̇old,
G5FromE3̇an-B7gelsD2̇bend-C1̇A6ingG5nearA6theG5earth,
G5ToA6touchA6theirB7harpsA6G5ofC1̇gold;
E3̇"PeaceE3̇onE3theE3earth,F♯4♯G♯5♯goodA6willB7toC1̇men,
E3̇FromD2̇Heav-C1̇en'sB7allA6gra-B7A6ciousG5King."
G5TheE3̇worldB7inD2̇so-C1̇A6lemnG5still-A6nessG5lay,
G5ToA6hearA6theB7an-A6G5gelsC1̇sing.
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 5♯G♯4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
F4ItD2̇cameA6up-C1̇onB♭7♭G5theF4mid-G5nightF4clear,
F4ThatG5glor-A6B♭7♭iousB♭7♭songC1̇D2̇ofC1̇old,
F4FromD2̇an-A6gelsC1̇bend-B♭7♭G5ingF4nearG5theF4earth,
F4ToG5touchG5theirA6harpsG5F4ofB♭7♭gold;
D2̇"PeaceD2̇onD2theD2earth,E3G♭5♭goodG5willA6toB♭7♭men,
D2̇FromC1̇Heav-B♭7♭en'sA6allG5gra-A6G5ciousF4King."
F4TheD2̇worldA6inC1̇so-B♭7♭G5lemnF4still-G5nessF4lay,
F4ToG5hearG5theA6an-G5F4gelsB♭7♭sing.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5♭G♭4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
D2ItB7cameF♯4♯up-A6onG5E3theD2mid-E3nightD2clear,
D2ThatE3glor-F♯4♯G5iousG5songA6B7ofA6old,
D2FromB7an-F♯4♯gelsA6bend-G5E3ingD2nearE3theD2earth,
D2ToE3touchE3theirF♯4♯harpsE3D2ofG5gold;
B7"PeaceB7onB7̣theB7̣earth,C♯1♯D♯2♯goodE3willF♯4♯toG5men,
B7FromA6Heav-G5en'sF♯4♯allE3gra-F♯4♯E3ciousD2King."
D2TheB7worldF♯4♯inA6so-G5E3lemnD2still-E3nessD2lay,
D2ToE3hearE3theF♯4♯an-E3D2gelsG5sing.
- 7̣B3
- 1♯C♯4
- 2D4
- 2♯D♯4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Key: D major.
A6ItF♯4̇♯cameC♯1̇♯up-E3̇onD2̇B7theA6mid-B7nightA6clear,
A6ThatB7glor-C♯1̇♯D2̇iousD2̇songE3̇F♯4̇♯ofE3̇old,
A6FromF♯4̇♯an-C♯1̇♯gelsE3̇bend-D2̇B7ingA6nearB7theA6earth,
A6ToB7touchB7theirC♯1̇♯harpsB7A6ofD2̇gold;
F♯4̇♯"PeaceF♯4̇♯onF♯4♯theF♯4♯earth,G♯5♯A♯6♯goodB7willC♯1̇♯toD2̇men,
F♯4̇♯FromE3̇Heav-D2̇en'sC♯1̇♯allB7gra-C♯1̇♯B7ciousA6King."
A6TheF♯4̇♯worldC♯1̇♯inE3̇so-D2̇B7lemnA6still-B7nessA6lay,
A6ToB7hearB7theC♯1̇♯an-B7A6gelsD2̇sing.
- 4♯F♯4
- 5♯G♯4
- 6A4
- 6♯A♯4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune CAROL, Richard Storrs Willis, 1861
- Words
- Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876), 1849 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1849: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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