HARK! the Herald Angels sing,

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HARK! the Herald Angels sing,

CHRIST'S Birth.

Poet: Charles Wesley, 1739; Alt. by George Whitefield, 1753
Meter: 7s (7,7,7,7)

		Location in The Sacred Harp
	Stanza	Denson	Cooper
1	HARK! the Herald Angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, God and Sinners reconcil'd.	Cookham 81b, Stanza 1 Cookham 81b, Stanza 4
2	Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumphs of the Skies; Nature rise and worship him, Who is born in Bethlehem.
3	Christ by highest Heav'n ador'd, Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in Time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin's Womb.
4	Veil'd in Flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Diety! 'Pleas'd as Man with Men t'appear, Jesus our Emmanuel here.
5	Hail the Heav'n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and Life to all he brings, Ris'n with Healing in his Wings.	Cookham 81b, Stanza 3
6	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.	Cookham 81b, Stanza 2
7	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.
8	Adam's Likeness now efface, Stamp thy Image in its Place; Second Adam from above, Work it in us by thy Love.

This hymn poem is a rewritten variation of Hark how all the welkin rings, written by Charles Wesley in 1739.

Whitefield, George. A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship, More particularly design'd for the use of the TABERNACLE CONGREGATION, in LONDON. Seventh Edition. London: Printed by William Strahan, 1758.