| "Hymn for Christmas-Day" (Charles Wesley, 1739)[7] | Adaptation by George Whitefield (1758)[8] | Carols for Choirs (1961)[9] |
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HARK how all the Welkin rings
"Glory to the Kings of Kings, "Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, "GOD and Sinners reconcil'd! Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumph of the Skies, Universal Nature say "CHRIST the LORD is born to Day! |
HARK! the Herald Angels sing
Glory to the new-born King! Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, God and Sinners reconcil'd. Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumphs of the Skies; Nature rise and worship him, Who is born at Bethlehem. |
Hark! The herald-angels sing
"Glory to the newborn king; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled" Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies With the angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem"
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CHRIST, by highest Heav'n ador'd,
CHRIST, the Everlasting Lord, Late in Time behold him come, Offspring of a Virgin's Womb. Veil'd in Flesh, the Godhead see, Hail th' Incarnate Deity! Pleas'd as Man with Men t' appear JESUS, our Immanuel here! |
Christ by highest Heav'n ador'd,
Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in Time behold-him come, Offspring of the Virgin's Womb. Veil'd in Flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Deity! Pleas'd as Man with Men t'appear, Jesus our Emmanuel here. |
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 man to dwell Jesus, our Emmanuel
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Hail the Heav'nly Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and Life to All he brings, Ris'n with Healing in his Wings. Mild he lays his Glory by, Born—that Man no more may die, Born—to raise the Sons of Earth, Born—to give them Second Birth. |
Hail the Heav'n-born Prince of Peace
Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and Life around he brings, Ris'n with Healing in his Wings. Mild he lays his Glory by, Born that Men no more may die; Born to raise the Sons of Earth, Born to give them second Birth. |
Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness![10] Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings; Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth Born to give them second birth
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Come, Desire of Nations, come,
Fix in Us thy humble Home, Rise, the Woman's Conqu'ring Seed, Bruise in Us the Serpent's Head. Now display thy saving Pow'r, Ruin'd Nature now restore, Now in Mystic Union join Thine to Ours, and Ours to Thine. |
Come, Desire of Nations, come,
Fix in us thy heav'nly Home; Rise the Woman's conqu'ring Seed, Bruise in us the Serpent's Head. | |
Adam's Likeness, LORD, efface,
Stamp thy Image in its Place, Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy Love. Let us Thee, tho' lost, regain, Thee, the Life, the Inner Man: O! to All Thyself impart, Form'd in each Believing Heart. |
Adam's Likeness now efface,
Stamp thy Image in its Place; Second Adam from above, Work it in us by thy Love. |
After a full day of shopping out amongst the english, the Christmas Carol 'HARK! The Herald Angels Sing' got stuck in my head. I listened to the words and mediated on them where Christ was born to give people a second birth. Amazing opportunity to come to LIFE more abundantly through Jesus Christ when born again.
Nothing like CHRISTMAS SHOPPING with this song stuck in my thoughts. HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING JOY TO THE NEWBORN KING.....
I had to look up what HERALD meant. As a messenger. Makes sense.
May you have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS!
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her·ald
/ˈherəld/
noun
- 1.an official messenger bringing news.
- 2.a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.
"they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring"synonyms: harbinger, sign, indicator, indication, signal, prelude, portent, omen;
verb
- 1.be a sign that (something) is about to happen.
"the speech heralded a change in policy"synonyms: signal, indicate, announce, spell, presage, augur, portend, promise,
foretell;
Looking up who wrote this song, I did not know it was Charles Wesley to pen the words and
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In 1855, English musician William H. Cummings adapted Felix Mendelssohn's secular music from Festgesang to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" written by Charles Wesley.
