Hark! The Her­ald An­gels Sing

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 th’an­gel­ic host pro­claim,
Christ is born in Beth­le­hem!

Refrain:
Hark! the her­ald an­gels sing,
Glory to the new­born King!

Christ, by high­est Heav’n adored;
Christ the ev­er­last­ing Lord;
Late in time, be­hold Him come,
Offspring of a vir­gin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the God­head see;
Hail th’in­car­nate De­ity,
Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus our Em­ma­nu­el.

Hark! the her­ald an­gels sing,
Glory to the new­born King!

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.

Hark! the her­ald an­gels sing,
Glory to the new­born King!

Come, de­sire of na­tions, come,
Fix in us Thy hum­ble home;
Rise, the wo­man’s con­quer­ing Seed,
Bruise in us the ser­pent’s head.
Now dis­play Thy sav­ing pow­er,
Ruined na­ture now re­store;
Now in mys­tic un­ion join
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.

Hark! the her­ald an­gels sing,
Glory to the new­born King!

Adam’s like­ness, Lord, ef­face,
Stamp Thine im­age in its place:
Second Ad­am from above,
Reinstate us in Thy love.
Let us Thee, though lost, re­gain,
Thee, the Life, the in­ner man:
O, to all Thy­self im­part,
Formed in each be­liev­ing heart.

Hark! the her­ald an­gels sing,
Glory to the new­born King!

~Words: Charles Wes­ley (Alterer: George Whitefield) & Music: Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn