The Child's Own Music Book/Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

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HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

F. Mendelssohn

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 4/4 \key g \major \tempo "Moderato" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative d' { \stemUp d4^\mf <g d> q <fis d> | <g d> ^\cresc b^(\! a) | <d g,> <d fis,> d4. c8 | 4 <a fis> 2^\> | d,4^\mf <g d> q <fis d> | <g b,> b^( a)^\cresc | <d fis,>\! <a e> <a fis>4. <fis d>8 | q4 <e cis> d2^\< | <d d'>4^\f q q g^\< | <c a>\! q(^\> <a fis>) | <d d,>^\f q q g,^\> | <c a>\! q(^\> <a fis>) | <e' e,>^\f q q <d e,> | <c e,> <c e,>2 | <a fis>4^\dim b8\!^( c) <d g,>4. <g, e>8 | <g d>4 <a fis> 2^\< | <e e,>4^\f q q <d e,> | <c e,> <c e,>2 | <a fis>4 b8^\dim c\! <d g,>4. <g, d>8 | q4 <a d,> <g d>2 \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative d' { \stemDown s1 s2 d s e4 a s1 d,4 s2. | s2 e s1 s2 d s2. g4 s1 | s1*4 s4 fis s2 | s1*3 s4 fis } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " 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 re -- con -- "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.\"" } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " Christ by high -- est Heav'n a -- dored; Christ the ev -- er -- last -- in Lord; Late in time be -- hold in come, Off -- spring of the fav -- ored one. Veil'd in flesh the God -- head see; Hail th'in -- car -- nate De -- i -- ty: Pleased as man, with men to dwell, Je -- su our Im -- man -- u -- el! Hark the her -- ald an -- gels sing "\"Glo" -- ry _ to the new -- born "King.\"" } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"3. " Hail! the Heav'n -- born Prince of peace! Hail! the Son of Right -- eous -- ness Light and life to all he brings, Ris'n with heal -- ing in his wings. Midl he lays his glo -- ry by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the Sons of earth, Born to given them se -- cond birth. } \new Staff { \clef bass \key g \major << \new Voice = "tenor" { \relative g { \stemUp s1 s2 g4^( fis) s1*3 | s2 g2 s2 d'4. a8 s1 d4 d d s s1 | d4 d d s s1*2 s2 a d4 d d4. b8 | s1*2 s2 a d4 d d4. b8 } } \new Voice = "bass" { \stemDown <g b>4 q q <d a> | <b, g> <g, g> d2 | <b, b>4 q <c g> <c c'> | <d d'> q <g d'>2 | <g b>4 q q <d a> | <e g> <d d'> cis a, | <b, b> <cis a> d fis | <g b> <a, g> <d fis>2 | d'4 d' d' | <fis d'> <g d'> <d d'>2 | d'4 d' d' | <fis d'> <g d'> <d d'>2 | <c c'>4 q q <c b> | <c a> <e gis> a2 | c'4 c' b g | <b, b> <d d'> <g d'>2 | <c c'>4 q q <c b> | <c a> <e gis> a2 | c'4 c' b g | <d b> <d c'> <g b>2 } >> } >>$