Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (SAT)

Mendelssohn is credited with this hymn, however, he did not directly write the hymn we sing today. The text to “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” was originally written by Charles Wesley and clumsily sung to different tunes such as “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” In 1855, English organist William Hayman Cummings adapted the text to music from Felix Mendelssohn cantata, “Festgesang.”

This arrangement comes from: 33 Christmas Carols for 3 Recorders, arr. John S. Ritts-Turner
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