{"slug": "hark-the-herald-angels-sing", "title": "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "first_line": "Hark! the herald angels sing", "author": "charles-wesley", "author_date": "1739", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Christmas", "Advent"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:13-14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "wesley-hymns-sacred-poems-1739", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Charles Wesley, 1739 (Hymns and Sacred Poems), alt. Author d. 1788; pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Hark! The her -- ald an -- gels sing, \"Glo -- ry to the new -- born King; Peace on earth, and mer -- cy mild, God and sin -- ners rec -- on -- ciled!\" Joy -- ful, all ye na -- tions rise, Join the tri -- umph of the skies; With th'an -- gel -- ic host pro -- claim, \"Christ is born in Beth -- le -- hem!\"", "prose": ["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 th'angelic host proclaim,", "\"Christ is born in Bethlehem!\""]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Christ, by high -- est Heav'n a -- dored; Christ the ev -- er -- last -- ing Lord; Late in time, be -- hold Him come, Off -- spring of a vir -- gin's womb. Veiled in flesh the God -- head see; Hail th'in -- car -- nate De -- i -- ty, Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Je -- sus our Em -- man -- u -- el.", "prose": ["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 th'incarnate Deity,", "Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,", "Jesus our Emmanuel."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Hail the heav'n -- ly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Right -- eous -- ness! Light and life to all He brings, Ris'n with heal -- ing in His wings. Mild He lays His glo -- ry by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them sec -- ond birth.", "prose": ["Hail the heav'nly Prince of Peace!", "Hail the Sun 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."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Come, De -- sire of na -- tions, come, Fix in us Thy hum -- ble home; Rise, the wom -- an's con -- qu'ring Seed, Bruise in us the ser -- pent's head. Now dis -- play Thy sav -- ing pow -- er, Ruin -- ed na -- ture now re -- store; Now in mys -- tic un -- ion join Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.", "prose": ["Come, Desire of nations, come,", "Fix in us Thy humble home;", "Rise, the woman's conqu'ring Seed,", "Bruise in us the serpent's head.", "Now display Thy saving power,", "Ruined nature now restore;", "Now in mystic union join", "Thine to ours, and ours to Thine."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Ad -- am's like -- ness, Lord, ef -- face, Stamp Thine im -- age in its place: Sec -- ond Ad -- am from a -- bove, Re -- in -- state us in Thy love. Let us Thee, though lost, re -- gain, Thee, the Life, the in -- ner man: O, to all Thy -- self im -- part, Formed in each be -- liev -- ing heart.", "prose": ["Adam's likeness, Lord, efface,", "Stamp Thine image in its place:", "Second Adam from above,", "Reinstate us in Thy love.", "Let us Thee, though lost, regain,", "Thee, the Life, the inner man:", "O, to all Thyself impart,", "Formed in each believing heart."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Hark! the her -- ald an -- gels sing, \"Glo -- ry to the new -- born King!\"", "prose": ["Hark! the herald angels sing,", "\"Glory to the newborn King!\""]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}