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'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[Carols]] <br> | '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[Carols]] <br> | ||
<b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br> | <b>Language:</b> [[English]]<br> | ||
{{a cappella}} | |||
<b>Published: </b>Yattendon 4-Part Hymns (Oxford, 1875)<br> | <b>Published: </b>Yattendon 4-Part Hymns (Oxford, 1875)<br> | ||
<b>Description:</b> <br> | <b>Description:</b> <br> | ||
<b>External websites: </b> | <b>External websites: </b> | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English}} | |||
::::''1.'' | |||
:Hark, how all the welkin rings, | |||
:"Glory to the King of kings; | |||
:peace on earth, and mercy mild, | |||
:God and sinners reconciled!" | |||
::::''2.'' | |||
:Joyful, all ye nations, rise, | |||
:join the triumph of the skies; | |||
:universal nature say, | |||
:"Christ the Lord is born today!" | |||
::::''3.'' | |||
:Christ, by highest Heaven adored, | |||
:Christ, the everlasting Lord: | |||
:late in time behold him come, | |||
:offspring of a Virgin's womb! | |||
::::''4.'' | |||
:Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, | |||
:hail the incarnate Deity! | |||
:pleased as man with men to appear, | |||
:Jesus, our Emmanuel here! | |||
::::''5.'' | |||
:Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace, | |||
:Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! | |||
:Light and life to all he brings, | |||
:risen with healing in his wings. | |||
::::''6.'' | |||
: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. | |||
::::''7.'' | |||
:Come, Desire of nations, come, | |||
:fix in us thy humble home; | |||
:rise, the woman's conquering Seed, | |||
:bruise in us the serpent's head. | |||
::::''8.'' | |||
:Now display thy saving power, | |||
:ruined nature now restore; | |||
:now in mystic union join | |||
:thine to ours, and ours to thine. | |||
::::''9.'' | |||
:Adam's likeness, Lord, efface, | |||
:Stamp thy image in its place. | |||
:Second Adam from above, | |||
:Reinstate us in thy love. | |||
::::''10.'' | |||
:Let us thee, though lost, regain, | |||
:Thee, the life, the inner man: | |||
:O, to all thyself impart, | |||
:Formed in each believing heart. | |||
:Lyrics: <b> Charles Wesley, 1739; </b> <br> | |||
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General Information
Title: Hark! How All the Welkin Rings
Composer: H. E. Wooldridge
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Yattendon 4-Part Hymns (Oxford, 1875)
Description:
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- Hark, how all the welkin rings,
- "Glory to the King of kings;
- peace on earth, and mercy mild,
- God and sinners reconciled!"
- 2.
- Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
- join the triumph of the skies;
- universal nature say,
- "Christ the Lord is born today!"
- 3.
- Christ, by highest Heaven adored,
- Christ, the everlasting Lord:
- late in time behold him come,
- offspring of a Virgin's womb!
- 4.
- Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see,
- hail the incarnate Deity!
- pleased as man with men to appear,
- Jesus, our Emmanuel here!
- 5.
- Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace,
- Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
- Light and life to all he brings,
- risen with healing in his wings.
- 6.
- 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.
- 7.
- Come, Desire of nations, come,
- fix in us thy humble home;
- rise, the woman's conquering Seed,
- bruise in us the serpent's head.
- 8.
- Now display thy saving power,
- ruined nature now restore;
- now in mystic union join
- thine to ours, and ours to thine.
- 9.
- Adam's likeness, Lord, efface,
- Stamp thy image in its place.
- Second Adam from above,
- Reinstate us in thy love.
- 10.
- Let us thee, though lost, regain,
- Thee, the life, the inner man:
- O, to all thyself impart,
- Formed in each believing heart.
- Lyrics: Charles Wesley, 1739;