Hark! The Herald Angels Sing es un himno navideño que apareció por primera vez en el siglo XVIII. La letra fue escrita por Charles Wesley en 1739 y la melodía fue adaptada de Felix Mendelssohn en 1840. Originalmente, Mendelssohn compuso la melodía para celebrar la invención de la imprenta por Johannes Gutenberg, y se pretendía que la melodía fuera secular. Sin embargo, el poder expresivo de la música se consideró adecuado para el texto de Wesley ... Ver más [+] cuando fueron combinados por William H. Cummings en 1855.
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Hark the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new born King
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Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled"
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Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
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With angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem"
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Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ the everlasting Lord;
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Late in time behold him come, offspring of the virgin's womb
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Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; hail the incarnate De-i-ty
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Pleased, as man, with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel
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Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Son of Righteousness!
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Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings
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Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die
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Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth
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Hark the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new born King"