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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

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RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×
D××
E
Bm×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
              
   A                
1  Hark! The herald  angels    sing
2  Christ, by highest  heaven   adored,
3  Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! 
 
   A                         D       A
1 "Glory      to the new - born King!
2  Christ the ever last ing  Lord!
3  Hail the   Sun of righteousness!
 
   A                     E
1  Peace on  earth, and mercy    mild,
2  Late  in  time  behold Him come,
3  Light and life  to  all He   brings, 
 
   A                                E
1  God and  sinners  reconciled!"
2  Offspring of the virgin's  womb.
3  Risen with  healing  in His wings. 
 
   A                          D        E
1  Joyful,   all   ye  nations rise
2  Veiled in flesh the God-head  see, 
3  Mild  He  lays  His glory    by, 
 
   A                           D         E
1  Join the triumph  of   the skies;
2  Hail th'incarnate Deity! 
3  Born that man no  more may die, 
 
   D                   Bm
1  With the angelic   host pro-claim,
2  Pleased as man with men  to  dwell, 
3  Born to raise  the  sons of  earth, 
 
   E        A         D   E   A
1 "Christ is born  in  Beth-le - hem!"
2  Jesus     our  Emmanuel. 
3  Born to   give them second birth. 
 
All verses:
   D                           Bm  
   Hark! The herald an-gels sing,
 
   E    A      D  E               A
  "Glory to the new-born King!"
          
 

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Chord set

A · D · E · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.