“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is a classic Christmas carol that joyfully announces the birth of Jesus Christ. Written by Charles Wesley and later set to music by Felix Mendelssohn, the hymn has become a cherished part of Christmas celebrations worldwide.
I have included this in two keys: F (the usual key) and D, a lower key for more comfortable group singing.
- 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 hosts 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 the Virgin’s womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail th’incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with men 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 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 men no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
