Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Kyle and I have been listening to a lot of Christmas music lately, and in doing this we have "rediscovered" a GREAT song. When it comes to Christmas music, it can be easy to ignore the words because you are so familiar with them. In fact, it'd hard not to do this sometimes, especially when you have been listening to them and singing them in church year after year. This was the case for me with "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." As Kyle and I were reading through the lyrics, we decided that it would be hard to find a Christmas song with a better text than this one.

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!"

Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

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!"