316 MENDELSSOHN 75. 10l. Arr. from Mendelssohn 1. Hark! the herald an- gels sing Glo-ry to the new-born King; Peace on earth,and 9:4 4 mer - cy mild, God and sinners re-con-ciled. Joy-ful, all ye na-tions, rise, 9: Join the tri-umph of the skies; With th' an-gel-ic host pro-claim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark! the her-ald an-gels sing Glo-ry to the new-born King! A - MEN. 2 Gracious bond of earth and sky, Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Rev. Chas. Wesley 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats The blessed angels sing. 3 But with the woes of sin and strife Two thousand years of wrong; 4 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way 5 For lo! the days are hastening on, And the whole world give back the song Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears, D.D. 320 TRUMPET P. M. Arr. by I. B. Woodbury REFRAIN g Shout the glad ti-dings, ex - ult- ing - ly sing; Jerusalem tri-umphs, Mes si - ah is king. 1. Si - on, the marvel - lous sto ry be telling, The Son of the Highest, how low ly his birth! The bright-est arch *Note that the stanza begins at the ninth measure of the music; but the refrain should be sung at the beginning of each stanza as well as at the end. 2 Tell how he cometh; from nation to nation How his people with joy everlasting are crowned. 3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, One chorus resound through the earth and the skies. He, the Lord of your sal va- tion,Shares your want,is weak and poor. A-MEN. 2 Let us bring our poor oblations,— Hark, the heaven of heavens is ringing, |