The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11181

11181. Hark, The Angel Choirs Proclaim

1 Hark, the angel choirs proclaim
Joyfully the Savior’s name;
At His birth their armies cry:
Glory be to God on high!

Refrain:
God the Son, made flesh today,
Takes the guilt of man away;
Pardoned sinners, shout for joy.

2 As the glory shines around,
Fears the shepherd throng confound,
Till the angel’s cheering voice
Bids their timid hearts rejoice. [Refrain]

3 Hasting with obedient mind,
Him in swathing bands they find;
Him, by whom the worlds were made
In a lowly manger laid. [Refrain]

4 Glory be to God above,
Fountain of eternal love,
To the Father and the Son,
And the Spirit, Three in one. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Hark, the angel choirs proclaim
• Title: Hark, The Angel Choirs Proclaim
• Latin Title: In natali Domini
• Translator: Benjamin H. Kennedy
• Refrain First Line: God the Son, made flesh today
• Meter: 77.77.77.7
• Language: English
• Source: Unknown author, probably 14th or 15th cenury; Tr.: Hymnologia Christiana (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1863)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: IN NATALI DOMINI
• Composer: Friedrich Layriz, 1808-1859
• Meter: 77.77.77.7
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: Public Domain