321. Hark! the herald angels sing

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
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
Name: MENDELSSOHN (BETHLEHEM)
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
Adapter: William Hayman Cummings, 1831-1915
Meter: 77 77 D and Refrain
Key: F Major



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