Angels Rejoiced And Sweetly Sung

Angels rejoiced and sweetly sung

At our Redeemer's birth;

Mortals awake; let every tongue

Proclaim His matchless worth.

Annunciation To The Shepherds

(1663)

Abraham Hondius

(1631-1691)

Dutch Golden Age painter

Glory to God, who dwells on high,

And sent His only Son

To take a servant's form and die

For evils we had done.

Peace to the earth, the woman's seed

Is come to free the slave;

To bruise the infernal serpent's head,

And to destroy the grave.

Good will to men; ye fallen race,

Arise and shout for joy;

He comes with rich, abounding grace

To save, and not destroy.

Lord, send the gracious tidings forth,

And fill the world with light,

That Jews and Gentiles through the earth

May know Thy saving might.

Hallelujah Chorus

Handel's Messiah

"Angels Rejoiced And Sweetly Sung"

William Hurn

(1754-1829)

English clergyman and hymn writer

"Hallelujah Chorus"

George Frederick Handel

(1685-1759)

German-born English composer