Hark the Herald Angels Sing
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This week, we continue our Advent Sermon Series with another Charles Wesley hymn, written in 1739. Here's a brief look at our hymn for this week, giving you a sneak peak of Sunday's Message.
The hymn “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is musical telling of the Christmas story from Luke 2 and the hope we find in the birth of Jesus. It celebrates the profound mystery and joy of the birth while also pointing towards his mission of redemption.
The music was written by a German composer names Felix Mendelssohn, written 100 years after Charles composed the words as part of a celebrating of the printing press in 1840. It wasn't until 1855 that William Cummings combined Charles Wesley's words and Felix Mendelssohn's tun together, forming the beloved Christmas song we know and love today.
The hymn “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is musical telling of the Christmas story from Luke 2 and the hope we find in the birth of Jesus. It celebrates the profound mystery and joy of the birth while also pointing towards his mission of redemption.
The music was written by a German composer names Felix Mendelssohn, written 100 years after Charles composed the words as part of a celebrating of the printing press in 1840. It wasn't until 1855 that William Cummings combined Charles Wesley's words and Felix Mendelssohn's tun together, forming the beloved Christmas song we know and love today.
“Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King”
- Luke 2:13-14: “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.’”
“Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled”
- 2 Corinthians 5:18-19: “And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them.”
“Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies”
- Revelation 5:9: “And they sang a new song with these words: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.’”
“Christ by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord”
- Philippians 2:9-11: “Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
“Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth”
- John 3:3: “Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.’”
“Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail the incarnate Deity”
- Colossians 2:9: “For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.”
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