Sunday's Hymn: Incarnation

This week’s hymn will feature the doctrine of the incarnation again. This time it’s an oldie but goodie by Charles Wesley.

Hark The Herald Angel’s Sing 

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 of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Refrain

Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Christ, by highest Heav’n adored;
Christ the everlasting Lord;
Late in time, behold Him come,
Offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail th’incarnate Deity,
Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus our Emmanuel.

Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Ris’n with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die.
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.

Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us Thy humble home;
Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed,
Bruise in us the serpent’s head.
Now display Thy saving power,
Ruined nature now restore;
Now in mystic union join
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.

Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface,
Stamp Thine image in its place:
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in Thy love.
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the Life, the inner man:
O, to all Thyself impart,
Formed in each believing heart. (Listen)

More on the doctrine of the incarnation:

• Immanuel, a sermon by Dan Phillips (mp3)
• Thinking about the Incarnation: The Divine Word Became Flesh by Kenneth Richard Samples
  

Today is going to be a really busy day for me. If I can manage it, I’ll go around later, collecting links to other hymns and post them, but I can’t promise anything.

Comments

[Karen]

Enjoyed the music.

[chris]

error. I lost my hymsand. ;)

[rebecca]

Oops. That's what happens when you don't have time to proofread.