Hark how all the welkin rings (Tim Porter)

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• (Posted 2007-08-19)  CPDL #14770:  PDF and MIDI files

Editor: Oliver Barton (submitted 2007-08-19).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 294 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Hark how all the welkin rings
Composer: Tim Porter

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: Words: Charles Wesley
One of two carols (with "Sweet was the song") that Tim wrote early in his time as a student at Dartington College, England.

Original text and translations

English text

Hark, how all the welkin rings,
"Glory to the King of kings;
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
universal nature say,
"Christ the Lord is born today!"

Come, Desire of nations, come,
fix in us thy humble home;
rise, the woman's conquering Seed,
bruise in us the serpent's head.

Now display thy saving power,
ruined nature now restore;
now in mystic union join
thine to ours, and ours to thine.

Ding dong, ding dong:
Hark all the welkin ringing!