<P> The popular version is the result of alterations by various hands, notably by Wesley's co-worker George Whitefield who changed the opening couplet to the familiar one, and by Felix Mendelssohn, whose melody was used for the lyrics . In 1840--a hundred years after the publication of Hymns and Sacred Poems--Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention of the printing press, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by the English musician William H. Cummings to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", that propels the carol known today . </P> <P> The original hymn was composed as a "Hymn for Christmas - Day" by Charles Wesley, included in the 1739 John Wesley collection Hymns and Sacred Poems . Wesley's original hymn began with the opening line "Hark how all the Welkin rings". This was changed to the familiar "Hark! the Herald Angels sing" by George Whitefield in his 1754 Collection of hymns for social worship . A second change was made in the 1782 publication of the Tate and Brady New Version of the Psalms of David . In this work, Whitefield's adaptation of Wesley's hymn appears, with the repetition of the opening line "Hark! the Herald Angels sing / Glory to the newborn king" at the end of each stanza, as it is commonly sung today . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> "Hymn for Christmas - Day" (Charles Wesley, 1739) </Th> <Th> Adaptation by George Whitefield (1758) </Th> <Th> Carols for Choirs (1961) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> HARK how all the Welkin rings "Glory to the Kings of Kings, "Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, "GOD and Sinners reconcil'd! Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumph of the Skies, Universal Nature say "CHRIST the LORD is born to Day! </P> </Td> <Td> <P> HARK! the Herald Angels sing Glory to the new - born King! Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, God and Sinners reconcil'd . Joyful all ye Nations rise, Join the Triumphs of the Skies; Nature rise and worship him, Who is born at Bethlehem . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> 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 the angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem" </P> <Dl> <Dd> Hark! The herald - angels sing </Dd> <Dd> "Glory to the new - born king" </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> CHRIST, by highest Heav'n ador'd, CHRIST, the Everlasting Lord, Late in Time behold him come, Offspring of a Virgin's Womb . Veil'd in Flesh, the Godhead see, Hail th' Incarnate Deity! Pleas'd as Man with Men t' appear JESUS, our Immanuel here! </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Christ by highest Heav'n ador'd, Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in Time behold - him come, Offspring of the Virgin's Womb . Veil'd in Flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Deity! Pleas'd as Man with Men t'appear, Jesus our Emmanuel here . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Christ, by highest heaven adored Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come Offspring of a Virgin's womb: Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity Pleased as man with man to dwell Jesus, our Emmanuel </P> <Dl> <Dd> Hark! The herald - angels sing </Dd> <Dd> "Glory to the newborn King" </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 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 . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Hail the Heav'n - born Prince of Peace Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and Life around he brings, Ris'n with Healing in his Wings . Mild he lays his Glory by, Born that Men no more may die; Born to raise the Sons of Earth, Born to give them second Birth . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Hail the Heaven - born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen 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 </P> <Dl> <Dd> Hark! The herald angels sing </Dd> <Dd> "Glory to the new - born king" </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 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 Pow'r, Ruin'd Nature now restore, Now in Mystic Union join Thine to Ours, and Ours to Thine . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Come, Desire of Nations, come, Fix in us thy heav'nly Home; Rise the Woman's conqu'ring Seed, Bruise in us the Serpent's Head . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Adam's Likeness, LORD, efface, Stamp thy Image in its Place, Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy Love . Let us Thee, tho' lost, regain, Thee, the Life, the Inner Man: O! to All Thyself impart, Form'd in each Believing Heart . </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Adam's Likeness now efface, Stamp thy Image in its Place; Second Adam from above, Work it in us by thy Love . </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> "Hymn for Christmas - Day" (Charles Wesley, 1739) </Th> <Th> Adaptation by George Whitefield (1758) </Th> <Th> Carols for Choirs (1961) </Th> </Tr>

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