The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13187

13187. Hark! Hear Ye Not The Angel Song?

1 Hark! hear ye not the angel song
The hills of Bethlehem among?
To you, this day, th’incarnate Word,
To you, the everlasting Lord.

2 To you, on earth, this happy morn,
To you the Prince of Peace is born,
Whilst heav’n re-echoes yet again
Peace—peace on earth, good will to men.

3 Thus angels sang, and thus sing we,
To God on high all glory be,
Let Him on earth His peace bestow,
And unto men His favor show.

4 For dead indeed must be the heart,
Thrice dead, which will not bear a part,
And with the angel choir proclaim,
A Savior born in Bethlehem.

5 Then men and maidens, young and old,
Come join the shepherds at the fold,
And singing list, and listening sing
A carol to our newborn king.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! hear ye not the angel song
• Title: Hark! Hear Ye Not The Angel Song?
• Author: Godfrey Thring
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Lyrics (London: Henry S. King, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: PADDINGTON by Richard Redhead, PARK STREET by Frederick M. A. Venua (Repeats the last line of each verse) PENTECOST by William Boyd

Tune Information

• Name: OCTAVIUS
• Composer: Joseph Emerson Sweetser (1865)
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain