Hark, O hark! (Jennifer Bastable)

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• (Posted 2024-11-06)  CPDL #82636:       

Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2024-11-06).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 336 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Hark, O hark!
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist: Charles Wesley adapted George Whitfield
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: Solo S + SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: A setting of the first lines of 'Hark the herald angels sing' for SATB choir and soprano soloist (as the angel). The words are adapted from George Whitfield's carol of 1754, itself an adaptation of Charles Wesley's hymn published in 1739.

Original text and translations

English text

Hark, O hark!
 - Glory!
O hark, the Herald Angels sing.
 - Glory!

Glory to the new-born King,
Peace on Earth and Mercy mild,
God and Sinners reconciled.

O hark, the Herald Angels sing.
 - Glory!
Hark, O hark!
 - Glory!