God's Portal; 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' - FREE BACKING MUSIC TRACK

'God's Portal' makes free music backing tracks; feel free to use for any worthy purpose.
HOW TO USE;

1. Download the MP3 tracks [or tracks] you wish to use.
2. Each track is of music which is in the public domain, all being over a hundred years old.
3. Use the different musical backings in your church/worship services/ public event to enable congregation/ worshippers to enjoy singing with backing.
4. The usual format is to choose four songs for a Mass or worship Service.
5. These are used in the following way;

• First track or piece of music as an Entrance song [at the beginning of the Mass or Worship Service].
• Second track or piece of music at the Offertory [at a point in the Mass or Worship Service where prayer is offered, and congregants conduct the Offertory according to their usual protocol]
• Third track or piece of music after Communion.
• Fourth track or piece of music at the Recessional [end of the Mass or worship Service.]

Artist; Catherine Nicolette Whittle
[50 years experience in music, 40 years experience as church organist and musician.]
Media for this track; Church Organ and Concert Piano
Recording Artist; Jan Louw
Studio; A to Z Music 
Artwork Design; A W

Music Piece 5;
This beautiful Carol was written by Charles Wesley in 1739. The music for this Carol's lyrics was initially a different composition.
Over a hundred years later, Felix Mendelssohn [1809 - 1847] composed a cantata in 1840 to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention of the printing press.
The Gutenberg Bible was the first major Book printed using mass-produced movable type.
English musician William H Cummings adapted Mendelssohn's music to fit the lyrics of 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' already written by Lesley.

'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'
Lyrics
Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ by highest heav'n adored
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 man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son 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
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Click in the following link for the music track, 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'
http://cross.tv/143089

With thanks to A W and J Louw