Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Darlene Stern For Agri-View
Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020

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The lyrics begin by encouraging us to pay attention to the song of the angels sung to the shepherds out in the fields, watching their sheep on the night the Christ child was born.

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The second stanza affirms Christ’s lordship in heaven and His coming to earth as the child of a virgin mother.

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Darlene Stern For Agri-View

“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” has been a favorite Christmas carol since the 1700s when the melody was composed by Felix Mendelssohn and given lyrics by Charles Wesley. Sometimes, as with all songs we’ve sung for many years, we’ve forgotten or never fully realized the meaning of what we’ve been singing all our lives; we sing without paying attention to meaning. The composition, as with many other favorite Christmas carols, describes the Good News of the life of Jesus.

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Married for 42 years, Darlene Stern and her husband have raised a family of nine in rural southeast Wisconsin. She has been a stay-at-home mom, goat herdsperson, dyslexia tutor, midwifery advocate, newsletter creator, manuscript editor, published author, model for professional artists and passionate pursuer of Jesus Christ. Her degree in geography is from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.