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In 1855, British musician William Hayman Cummings, organist at Waltham Abbey Church, [11] adapted Felix Mendelssohn's secular music from Festgesang to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" written by Charles Wesley. [12] Wesley had originally envisioned the words being sung to the same tune as his Easter hymn "Christ the Lord Is ...
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!" (adapted by W. H. Cummings, music by Felix Mendelssohn, words by Charles Wesley) [1:42] "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (arranged by Arthur Warrell) [2:12] "The Coventry Carol" (arranged by Bryceson Treharne) [3:32] Side 2 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (music by Franz Gruber, words by Josef Mohr) [3:15]
The words to many more of Charles Wesley's hymns can be found on Wikisource, [23] and in his many publications. [24] [25] Some 150 of his hymns are in the Methodist hymn book Hymns and Psalms, including "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing", and The Church Hymn Book (In New York and
Hymn: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" – words by Charles Wesley (1707−1788), et al.; melody ('Mendelssohn') by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809−1847); descant by David Willcocks; Organ voluntaries "In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729" – music by Johann Sebastian Bach 'Dieu parmi nous' from "La Nativité du Seigneur" – music by Olivier Messaien
Part 2, beginning "Vaterland, in deinen Gauen", was later adapted to the words of Charles Wesley’s Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing " (against Wesley's original request, as he had originally wanted more somber music, though he had been long deceased by this point).
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Charles Wesley: Felix Mendelssohn: 210: With Wondering Awe: Anon. Anon. 211: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks: Nahum Tate: Yorkshire carol: 212: Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains: John Menzies Macfarlane: John Menzies Macfarlane: 213: The First Noel: Traditional English carol: Traditional English carol: 214: I ...
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [6] 1918 and every year since Wesley, Charles, and Whitefield, George: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix; descant by Stephen J. Cleobury: A Hymn to the Mother of God [2] [Unknown] Liturgy of Saint Basil: Tavener, John: I Saw Three Ships [2] [Unknown] Traditional English Traditional English, arranged by Simon ...
This choir, under the direction of Barry Mineah, had previously collaborated with Guaraldi during his 1965 jazz mass performance at Grace Cathedral. The choir’s role in the special, which included performances of "Christmas Time Is Here" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," was integral to the authenticity of the Peanuts universe. [16]