Dreams of a Kitten by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Dreams of a Kitten

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Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the new born King!"

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

risen with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by,

born that man no more may die,

born to raise the sons of earth,

born to give us second birth.

Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the new born King!"

Come, Desire of nations, come,

fix in us thy humble home;

rise, the woman's conquering Seed,

bruise in us the serpent's head.

Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;

stamp thine image in its place.

Second Adam from above,

Reinstate us in thy love.

Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the new born King!"

Adam's likeness, Lord, efface,

Stamp Thine image in its place:

Second Adam from above,

Reinstate us in Thy love.

Let us Thee, though lost, regain,

Thee, the Life, the inner man:

O, to all Thyself impart,

Formed in each believing heart.

Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!"

Original lyrics by Charles Wesley (1707 - 1788).

Published 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems.

The lyrics were changed by George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) and

others, resulting in the version known today.

Original first line: "Hark how all the Welkin rings."