Glory to the Newborn King!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas everyone! (I can’t believe that it is already this time of year!)

Thank-you to all of you who have followed The Artyologist this year, and for those of you who are still around despite the fact that I dropped off in the second half of the year!

This year I have had the lyrics from the Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” stuck in my head since I heard it, back in October. When listening to the song again for the first time this year, I was struck anew with how powerful the well known words really are, so I thought I would end this blog year with this song.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year and I will see you all again in 2019!

Hark! the herald angels sing, 
“Glory to the new-born 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.” 
Hark! the herald angels sing, 
“Glory to the new-born King!

Christ, by highest heaven adored: 
Christ, the everlasting Lord; 
Late in time behold him come, 
Offspring of the virgin womb. 
Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; 
Hail, th’incarnate Deity: 
Pleased, as man, with men to dwell, 
Jesus, our Emmanuel! 
Hark! the herald angels sing, 
“Glory to the new-born King!

Hail! the heaven-born 
Prince of peace! 
Hail! the Son of Righteousness! 
Light and life to all he brings, 
Risen with healing in his wings 
Mild he lays his glory by, 
Born that man no more may die: 
Born to raise the son of earth, 
Born to give them second birth. 
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the new-born King !”