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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Perhaps it is my family’s Methodist roots that make this one of my favorite Christmas songs. The lyrics were written by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley who founded the Methodist church in 1739. The words of this song express beautifully my own joy that comes every year at Christmas when we remember what Christ has done for us. Each time I hear the words, “Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled,” it gives me chills. Let us rejoice in the news that we have so great a Savior!

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”
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 the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son 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!”

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Fr. Christian is the pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City, TN.

Comments

  • Molly Sabourin

    I also love that carol! We’ve sung it more than once today. I hope that you’ve had a lovely, lovely Christmas.

  • Mark G.

    Merry Christmas, Father!

  • Ρωμανός ~ Romanós

    Fr Christian, Christ is born! Glorify Him!

    Came upon your blog suddenly by looking for other folks who have Iconography in their Interests, not because I’m looking for icon enthusiasts, but just for other possible friends in Christ wherever I can find them.

    Chanced upon this post of yours that shares the same Nativity icon with one of my recent posts:

    http://cost-of-discipleship.blogspot.com/2008/12/this-is-how-jesus-christ-came-to-be.html

    My post was actually an attempt to correlate the visual icon with the verbal icon (the scriptures), and I did this especially for a friend of mine in Korea, who is a new brother in Christ. (How he started his Christian rebirth is partly told here, at least how we met him and introduced him to the Lord: http://cost-of-discipleship.blogspot.com/2008/06/passover-flight.html)

    I am saving your blog in my favorites to give me a chance to read it and get to know you. Your masthead includes some worthy thoughts. I don’t know yet what kind of a priest you are, Catholic, Anglican or Orthodox, but I’m guessing one of the first two. When I actually read more of your posts, I’m sure I’ll find out.

    Any man who is willing to take on the sacrificial life of a presbyter in the Body of Christ is either a fool or a hero in the extreme, and his life will show everyone which it was. May our good God and Savior Jesus Christ keep you safe from the deception and seduction of the evil one, as the Church is sifted in these last days. Forgive me if I presume to bless you, as I am nothing and nobody, but a mere follower of Jesus. But it is always a joy to me to come upon such as you, and to know that you exist.

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