“Hark the herald angels sing / Glory to the newborn king / Peace on earth and mercy mild / God and sinners reconciled.”
“Hark” is not a word we hear very often anymore. It is an old word, but then this is an old song, written by Charles Wesley and published in 1739. “Hark” means we are to listen, give heed, pay attention, notice.
Wesley wrote this song with five verses, not all of which we hear often today. Put together they make a grand sermon. Here is a link to all of those verses: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing > Lyrics | Charles Wesley (timelesstruths.org)
Just look at that marvelous truth in that first verse … “God and sinners reconciled.”
Paul said it this way in Romans: “For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly…God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us….while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son…how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life!” [Romans 5:6-11 HCSB]
God has reconciled us, sinners all, through the birth, life, death, and resurrection of His Son Christ Jesus. There need never be separation, distance, or war between us again.
That is definitely something we should “Hark!” to.
