圣诞歌曲:Hark

Hark

 

hark! the herald¹ angels sing,
“glory to the newborn king;
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
god and sinners reconciled!”
joyful², all ye nations rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with th’angelic host proclaim,
“christ is born in bethlehem!”

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hark! the herald angels sing,
“glory to the newborn king!”

christ, by highest heav’n adored;
christ the everlasting³ lord;
late in time, behold⁴ him come,
offspring of a virgin’s womb.
veiled in flesh the godhead see;
hail th’incarnate⁵ deity⁶,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
jesus our emmanuel.

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hail the heav’nly prince of peace!
hail the sun of righteousness!
light and life to all he brings,
ris’n 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 them second birth.

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come, desire of nations, come,
fix in us thy humble⁷ home;
rise, the woman’s conqu’ring seed,
bruise⁸ 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.

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adam’s likeness⁹, lord, efface¹⁰,
stamp thine image in its place:
second adam from above,
reinstate us in thy love.
let us thee, though lost, regain¹¹,
thee, the life, the inner man:
o, to all thyself impart,
formed in each believing heart.

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here is charles wesley’s original version:

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 to-day!”

christ, by highest heaven ador’d,
christ, the everlasting lord:
late in time behold him come,
offspring of a virgin’s womb!

veiled in flesh, the godhead see,
hail the incarnate deity!
pleased as man with men to appear,
jesus! our immanuel here!

hail, the heavenly 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 them second birth.

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.

adam’s likeness, lord, efface;
stamp thy 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,
form’d in each believing heart.

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

3 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

4 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

5 incarnate   

adj.化身的，人体化的，肉色的

参考例句：

• She was happiness incarnate.她是幸福的化身。
• That enemy officer is a devil incarnate.那个敌军军官简直是魔鬼的化身。

6 deity   

n.神，神性；被奉若神明的人(或物)

参考例句：

• Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.许多动物被看作神的化身。
• The deity was hidden in the deepest recesses of the temple.神藏在庙宇壁龛的最深处。

7 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

8 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

9 likeness   

n.相像，相似（之处）

参考例句：

• I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
• She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。

10 efface   

v.擦掉，抹去

参考例句：

• It takes many years to efface the unpleasant memories of a war.许多年后才能冲淡战争的不愉快记忆。
• He could not efface the impression from his mind.他不能把这个印象从心中抹去。

11 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。