Text: | Hark! the herald angels sing |
Author: | Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 |
Tune: | MENDELSSOHN (BETHLEHEM) |
Adapter: | William Hayman Cummings, 1831-1915 |
Composer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 |
1 Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the new-born King;
peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful all you nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with the angelic host proclaim,
'Christ is born in Bethlehem':
Refrain:
Hark! the herald angels sing
glory to the new-born King.
2 Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
late in time behold Him come,
offspring of a Virgin's womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
hail the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with us to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel: [Refrain]
3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace,
hail the Sun of Righteousness,
light and life to all He brings,
risen with healing in His wings:
mild, He lays His glory by,
born that we no more may die;
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth: [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hark! the herald angels sing |
Author: | Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 (alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | Hark! the herald angels sing |
Meter: | 77 77 D and Refrain |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2004 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: His Birth |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MENDELSSOHN (BETHLEHEM) |
Composer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 |
Adapter: | William Hayman Cummings, 1831-1915 |
Meter: | 77 77 D and Refrain |
Key: | F Major |