Singing the Faith ‎#202

202. Hark! The herald-angels sing

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! The herald-angels sing
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Refrain First Line: Hark! The herald-angels sing
• Meter: 77 77 D and refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 5:18-19
  ;
  2 Corinthians 8:9
  ;
  Galatians 4:4-5
  ;
  Habakkuk 1:12
  ;
  Hebrews 1:3-6
  ;
  Isaiah 7:14
  ;
  Isaiah 9:6
  ;
  John 1:1-18
  ;
  John 3:1-8
  ;
  John 11:25-26
  ;
  Luke 2:8-20
  ;
  Malachi 4:2
  ;
  Matthew 1:22-23
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-8
  ;
  Psalm 67:4
  ;
  Romans 5:10
• Topic: The Incarnate Christ: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: MENDELSSOHN (BETHLEHEM)
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 1809-1847
• Arranger: William Hayman Cummings, 1831-1915
• Composer (descant): Paul Leddington Wright, b. 1951
• Meter: 77 77 D and refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: From a chorus in Festgesang, 1840
• Copyright: Adaptation © 2011 Oxford University Press