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Tag Archives: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! It’s the Doxology
We sing the Doxology every Sunday: “Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.” Sing, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing–same thought, slightly different words: “Christ, by highest heaven adored.” And we get to sing alongside that heavenly host: Glory … Continue reading
Hark! The Words Shine Forth Today
Handy Hubby hung swags of colored lights along our back fence. I look into the darkness and see a path of lights along the edge of our property. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a set of beautiful … Continue reading
Hark! Angles Say
Imagine this scene (with Charles Wesley’s attention to detail)– Shepherds abide in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night. The sky explodes with ten thousand flashes of lightning. Angels speak in the north … Continue reading
Hark! Angels Sing
I imagine shepherds on the hillside, watching their flocks by night. Someone is playing a simple wooden flute, a quiet melody floating over men and sheep–gray shadows caught in a flicker of firelight. BOOM! The skies open with … Continue reading
Posted in Advent
Tagged Advent, angels, Hallelujah Chorus, Handel's Messiah, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, shepherds
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Hark! How All the Welkin Rings
Welkin? According to Websters, welkin is “the vault of the sky, firmament,” or “celestial abode of God.” And when Charles Wesley penned the words of a now familiar carol, he wrote, Hark! How all the welkin rings, … Continue reading
Posted in Advent
Tagged Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, welkin
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