HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING (3 OF 4)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: Luke 2:8-14
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing (3 of 4)
Series: Christmas Carols
Josh Malone
Luke 2:8-14
ILLUS. - Some things are to be ANNOUNCED or HERALDED. Some things aren't worthy of an announcement, right?
- If I told you I had an announcement this morning and it's that I had a pop tart for breakfast ... you'd not think that worthy of an announcement.
- If I told you I had breakfast this morning and someone committed a million dollars toward a worship space ... now that would be worth announcing. Right?
Some things need to be ANNOUNCED because some things must be HEARD.
- If you don't want something heard you WHISPER it, a child may mumble it. - If you want something heard ... you get ATTENTION. You ask people to LISTEN.
- You know what needs to be announced? The Good News that Christ has come to us!
Today's carol feels like an ANNOUNCeMENT. It feels like a declaration. - It paints the picture of the angels SINGING out about the birth of Christ and His saving work.
- I'm talking of course about the best Christmas hymn ever ... Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
This carol was written by Charles Wesley (1707-88) of the well-known Wesley brothers.
Charles was the more musically gifted of the two. I've seen sources say he wrote over 6,000 or 6,500 hymns and according to Christianity Today he wrote 8,989 hymns! Hymns like "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing", "Christ the Lord is Risen Today".
Hark the Herald Angels Sing was originally titled "Hymn for Christmas Day."
The first line was actually ... "Hark, how all the Welkin (Heaven) rings." - Catchy huh? - Fortunately for us all ... George Whitfield, a well-known preacher from the Great Awakening. Whitfield changed that opening line and added glory to the new born king instead of king of kings.
Here is the CAROL as we sing it TODAY.
1 Hark! the herald angels sing,"Glory to the newborn King: peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph ...
Series: Christmas Carols
Josh Malone
Luke 2:8-14
ILLUS. - Some things are to be ANNOUNCED or HERALDED. Some things aren't worthy of an announcement, right?
- If I told you I had an announcement this morning and it's that I had a pop tart for breakfast ... you'd not think that worthy of an announcement.
- If I told you I had breakfast this morning and someone committed a million dollars toward a worship space ... now that would be worth announcing. Right?
Some things need to be ANNOUNCED because some things must be HEARD.
- If you don't want something heard you WHISPER it, a child may mumble it. - If you want something heard ... you get ATTENTION. You ask people to LISTEN.
- You know what needs to be announced? The Good News that Christ has come to us!
Today's carol feels like an ANNOUNCeMENT. It feels like a declaration. - It paints the picture of the angels SINGING out about the birth of Christ and His saving work.
- I'm talking of course about the best Christmas hymn ever ... Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
This carol was written by Charles Wesley (1707-88) of the well-known Wesley brothers.
Charles was the more musically gifted of the two. I've seen sources say he wrote over 6,000 or 6,500 hymns and according to Christianity Today he wrote 8,989 hymns! Hymns like "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing", "Christ the Lord is Risen Today".
Hark the Herald Angels Sing was originally titled "Hymn for Christmas Day."
The first line was actually ... "Hark, how all the Welkin (Heaven) rings." - Catchy huh? - Fortunately for us all ... George Whitfield, a well-known preacher from the Great Awakening. Whitfield changed that opening line and added glory to the new born king instead of king of kings.
Here is the CAROL as we sing it TODAY.
1 Hark! the herald angels sing,"Glory to the newborn King: peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph ...
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