Who wrote Hark the herald angels sing?!
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Who wrote Hark the herald angels sing?
who wrote Hark the herald angels sing?
Answers: "Hark the herald angels sing” was written by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley founder of the Methodist church, in 1739. A sombre man, he requested slow and solemn music for his lyrics and thus “Hark the herald angels sing” was sung to a different tune initially. Over a hundred years later Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed a cantata in 1840 to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. English musician William H. Cummings adapted Mendelssohn’s music to fit the lyrics of “Hark the herald angels sing” already written by Wesley. Written by Charles Wesley, the brother of John Wesley. It appeared in Hymns and Sacred Poems in 1739. Charles Wesley Hark! The Herald Angels Sing:
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Altered by George Whitefield (1714-1770)
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Adapted by William H. Cummings (1831-1915)