Charles Wesley wrote the words and the most popular tune for it was composed by Felix Mendelssohn.
He didn't. As far as I know, the only thing he wrote in English was the great oratorio "Elijah". However, he was a very popular composer in England and after his death, in the mid 1850s, WH Cummings adapted an extract from Mendelssohn's "Festgesang" to the words of a carol written by Charles Wesley in 1739 : Hark! the herald angels sing Glory".
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems written by Charles Wesley
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No. It's called Hark the Herold Angels Sing.
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The carol is 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' written by Charles Wesley in 1739.Hark the herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!Peace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciled"Joyful, all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith the angelic host proclaim:"Christ is born in Bethlehem"Hark! The herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!"
The Charlie Brown kids sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
It's a song they sing in Cymbeline. The ass Cloten has some musicians sing it to his step-sister Imogen who he is trying to seduce.
Hark thE herald angels sing !