Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Charles Wesley's Christmas hymn to Mendelssohn's tune, in the four parts of Hymns Ancient and Modern, for 2 to 4 singers: the first verse with its refrain, bright and festive, every line one easy breath.
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The first verse
Words: Charles Wesley (1739), altered by George Whitefield (1753) and othersTune: Felix Mendelssohn (1840), adapted by William H. Cummings (1856)
Hark! the herald angels singGlory 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 th'angelic host proclaim,Christ is born in Bethlehem.
About Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing began as Charles Wesley's Hymn for Christmas-Day of 1739, and George Whitefield rewrote its opening lines in 1753. The tune is Felix Mendelssohn's, from a festival song of 1840, fitted to Wesley's words by William H. Cummings in the 1850s. Our arrangement is read from the four parts of Hymns Ancient and Modern, in its standard edition of 1875, in G as printed. This is the first verse and the refrain for 2 to 4 singers, all on the words, bright and festive, with a breath at every line.
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