The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11595

11595. Angels Speak, Let Man Give Ear

1 Angels speak, let man give ear,
Sent from high, they are nigh,
And forbid our fear.

2 News they bring us of salvation,
Sounds of joy to employ
Every tongue and nation.

3 Welcome tidings! To retrieve us
From our fall, born for all,
Christ is born to save us.

4 Born His creatures to restore,
Abject earth sees His birth,
Whom the heavens do adore.

5 Wrapped in swaths th’immortal Stranger
Man with men we have seen,
Lying in a manger.

6 All to God’s free grace is owing;
We are His witnesses,
Poor and nothing knowing.

7 Simple shepherds us He raises,
Bids us sing Christ the King,
And show forth His praises.

8 We have seen the King of Glory,
We proclaim Christ His name,
And record His story.

9 Sing we with the host of Heaven,
Reconciled by a child
Who to us is given.

10 Glory be to God the giver,
Peace and love from above
Reign on earth for ever.

Text Information

• First Line: Angels speak, let man give ear
• Title: Angels Speak, Let Man Give Ear
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: 83.36
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: THANET by Joseph Jowett

Tune Information

• Name: KIRK ELLA
• Composer: Henry Ernest Nichol, 1862-1926
• Meter: 83.36
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain