Hark!

The Herald Angels Sing

words by Charles Wesley
for Choir and The Ottawa Wind Ensemble

Choir

Moderato q = 80

4
&b 4

Soprano

4
&b 4

Intro.

Alto

? b 44

Bass

8
8

V b 44

Tenor

&b

King;

Peace on

earth

King;

&b
Vb

Peace on

Peace on

King;

Peace on

King;

&b

18

&b

all

ye

na - tions,

all

ye

na - tions,

Vb

ye na - tion,
?b

all

all

ye

. j

~1.Hark! the

j
.
. j

her - ald an - gels

~1.Hark! the

na - tion,

j

and mer - cy
j

earth

.
earth

and mer - cy

and mer - cy

earth and

mer - cy

rise,

Join the

rise,

mild,

mild,

n.

sing

Glo - ry

to

the

new - born

tri - umph of

the

rise,

Join the

tri - umph of

the

the

tri - umph of

the

sing

Glo - ry

to

skies;

skies;

skies;

skies;

- 2009 Gatineau,Qc.Ca.

new - born

sin - ners re - con - ciled!

Joy - ful

Joy - ful

Joy - ful

the

God and

Join the

new - born

God and

rise,

the

j
n
sin - ners re - con
. j

mild,

tri - umph of

the new - born

to

God and

to

Glo - ry

sing

God and

Join the

Glo - ry

her - ald an - gels

her - ald an - gels

sing

j
.

~1.Hark! the

her - ald an - gels

~1.Hark! the

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Arr. Michel Rondeau (Sept. 18th-2009)

- ciled!

sin - ners re - con - ciled!

sin - ners

re - con - ciled!

Joy - ful

J
j
#

With th'an - ge

lic host pro -

With th'an - ge

lic host pro -

With th'an - ge - lic

host pro -

With th'an - ge - lic

host pro -

Mendelssohn -Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Choir

2
23

&b

claim

Christ is

born

claim

Christ is

born

claim

Christ is

born

claim

Christ is

&b
Vb
?

& b . j

born in

to

the new-born

& b . j
to
the new-born
j

.
b

?
b

the new-born

to

to the

hem.

Hark! the

in Beth - le

hem.

U
U

King!" ~2.Christ, by

King!" ~2.Christ, by

Lord;

Late in

time

Lord;

&b
Vb

Lord;

Lord;

Late in

time

Late in

Late in

time

high -est

come,

come,

her - ald an - gels

sing

Hark! the

her - ald an - gels

dored,

dored,

come,

Off - spring

Off - spring

of

Christ the

of the

ev - er - last - ing

the Vir - gin's

ev - er-last - ing

Christ the

. j n
of
the Vir - gin's
j
.

.
J

ev - er - last - ing

the Vir - gin's

of

"Glo - ry

Christ the

. j

Off - spring

"Glo - ry

sing

Christ the

heaven a - dored,

"Glo - ry

come,

Hark! the

Off - spring

n.

high - est heaven a - dored,

"Glo - ry

. j

time be - hold him

sing

sing

high - est heaven a

j

be - hold him
j

her - ald an - gels

her - ald an - gels

j
.

be - hold him

the

high - est heaven a

be - hold him

j
.

King!" ~2.Christ, by

Hark!

Beth - le - hem.

new-born

&b

?b

33

j

in Beth - le
j

King!" ~2.Christ, by

Divisi

in Beth - le - hem.

28

Vir - gin's

ev - er - last - ing

womb. Veiled in

womb. Veiled in

womb. Veiled in

womb. Veiled in

Mendelssohn -Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Choir

&b

&b

38

flesh the God - head

see:

flesh the God - head

see:

Vb
?
b

flesh the God - head

&b

49

&b
&b
Vb
?b

see:

Hail th'in - car - nate De - i

see:

Hail th'in - car - nate De - i

. j

. j
our Em-man - u
. j

Je - sus

dwell,

Je - sus

dwell,

Je - sus

dwell,

Je - sus

our Em - man - u - el.

Descant

Vb
?

dwell,

&b

King!"

King!"

~3.Hail

our

~3.Hail the

~3.Hail the

King!"

~3.Hail the

King!"

Em-man - u - el.

our

the

Hail th'in - car - nate De - i

flesh the God - head

43

Hail th'in - car - nate De - i

Hark!

Em-man - u - el.

Hark!

..

heaven

heaven

born

heaven

us

to

ty,

Pleased as

one with

us

to

us

to

ty,

Pleased as

her-ald an - gels

sing "Glo-ry

of

born Prince

of

born

Prince

of

Peace!

the new-born

to

the new-born

to the

Peace!

born Prince

Div.
. j
to
the new-born
. j

to

sing: "Glo-ry

one with

sing: "Glo- ry

. j

sing: "Glo-ry

her-ald an - gels

to

one with

her-ald an - gels

of

with us

Pleased as

Prince

one

ty,

her-ald an - gels

the

Pleased as

ty,

Hark! the

Heaven

the

Hark! the

- el.

new-born

Hail

the

Hail

the

Peace!

Hail

the

Peace!

Hail

the

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&b

52

Sun

Right

& b
Sun

of

of

Right

Vb
?

Sun

of

Right

b
Sun

of

Right

eous

b
&
heal - ing

& b ..

heal -

V b .
?

in his

j
n
ing in his
j

heal - ing in his

heal - ing

&b

61

in his

die,

& b
die,

Vb

die,

?b

die,

eous

Light and

life

to all

he

..
.

Light and

life

to all

he

brings,

Light and

life

ness!

eous

ness!

wings.

ness!

life

wings. Mild he

to

wings. Mild he

lays his glo - ry

wings. Mild he

raise us from the

all

lays his glo - ry

earth,

he

brings,

with

Risen

with

we

no

more

may

by,

Born that

we

no

more

may

Born that

we

no

more

may

by,

Born to

give

..

give

Born to

raise us from the

earth,

Born to

give

earth,

Born to

raise us from the

Risen

Born to

Born to

with

no

earth,

Risen

we

raise us from the

Born that

Born to

n.

by,

by,

Ri - sen with

brings,

lays his glo - ry

he

to

lays his glo - ry

all

brings,

eous

ness!

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give us

us se - cond

more

may

j
.

j

us se - cond
j

birth.

birth.

Hark!

us se - cond

birth.

Hark!

birth.

Hark! the

se - cond

the

the

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&b

.
Hark!

the an - gels

& b

Vb

an - gels

an - gels

her - ald

her - ald

her - ald

sing:

sing:

"Glo - ry

to

to

to

the

"Glo - ry

an - gels

sing:

"Glo - ry

j

the new
j

to

sing:

the new - born

..

"Glo - ry

- born

the new - born

new - born

U
w
U

King!"

ww

King!"

U
w

King!"

King!"

The music of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!" is actually from the second chorus of a
cantata written by Mendelssohn in 1840 to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention
of printing. Dr. William Cummings put Wesley's words and Mendelssohn's music together.