by Dona Hake
I have enjoyed studying out different Christmas songs and have been blessed by the lyrics of some. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. Today I want to look at the first and third verses of this beautiful and joyful song.
1st verse
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 the angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
3rd verse
Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris’n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”
God’s perfect plan for humanity laid in a manger, and wrapped in swaddling clothes. Hark the herald angels sang “Glory to the newborn King!” This child was not just a baby, He was the one that came to set the captives free. Glory to the newborn King! This was not just an ordinary birth…it was a child that would bear the Name “Prince of Peace”. Glory to the newborn King! He was the Son of Righteousness that brought nothing but light and life to us. He rose with healing in His wings. The most important thing He brought to a lost and dying world was a second chance. “Born to give them second birth”…..Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King!”
I do not know about you but this song just really touches and encourages my heart! Praying it blesses you as well.