Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and song… Read Full Bio ↴Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964 Clark's success extended to the United States with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US number one), "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin) (a UK number one), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" and "Kiss Me Goodbye". Between January 1965 and April 1968 Clark charted with nine US Top 20 hits in the US, where she was sometimes called "the First Lady of the British Invasion".

Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She has also enjoyed success in the musical film Finian's Rainbow and in the stage musicals The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Poppins.

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Discography
Petula Clark Sings (1956)
A Date with Pet (1956)
You Are My Lucky Star (1957)
À Musicorama (1958)
Petula Clark in Hollywood / Pet Clark (1959)
Prends mon coeur (1959)
Tête à tête avec Petula Clark (1961)
Rendez-vous avec Petula Clark (1962)
In Other Words (1962)
Petula (1962)
Le soleil dans les yeux (1963)
Ceux qui ont un coeur (1964)
Hello Paris (1964)
Petula au Canada (1964)
Downtown (1965)
I Know a Place (1965)
The World's Greatest International Hits (1965)
Petula '65 (1965)
My Love (1966)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
Petula Clark '66 (1966)
Colour My World (1967)
These Are My Songs (1967)
C'est ma chanson (1967)
Petula Italiana (1967)
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
Petula (1968)
Portrait of Petula (1969)
Just Pet (1969)
Memphis (1970)
Warm and Tender / The Song of My Life (1971)
Comme une prière (1972)
La chanson de Marie-Madeleine (1972)
Now (1972)
Come On Home (1974)
I'm The Woman You Need (1975)
Je reviens (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Where The Heart Is (1998)
Here For You (1998)
Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen (2007)
Lost in You (2013)
From Now On (2016)
Living For Today (2017)
Vu d'ici (2018)

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Petula Clark Lyrics

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Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!

Christ, by highest heaven adored:
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the favoured one.
Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;
Hail, th'incarnate Deity:
Pleased, as man, with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!

Hail! the heaven-born
Prince of peace!
Hail! the Son 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 son of earth,
Born to give them second birth.

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King !"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing that are attributed to Charles Wesley, are a hymn that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, as the new-born King who brings peace and reconciles sinners with God. The opening lines "Hark! the herald angels sing, 'Glory to the new-born King!'" invites the world to listen to the heavenly proclamation of the angels that the savior has been born. The first stanza calls on all the nations to join in the triumph of the skies that heralds Christ's birth in Bethlehem, where God and man are reconciled through the mercy of the Lord. The angelic host urges the people to reverence and worship the newborn king by acknowledging his supreme position through the proclamation of "Glory to the New-born King". The hymn affirms the hope of salvation by seeing Christ as the cornerstone of salvation history.

The second and third stanzas attest to the glory and majesty of Christ being the highest heaven adored, the everlasting Lord, and the incarnation of God. Christ's entrance to the world as a man marked the fulfillment of the divine plan of redemption. The hymn celebrates Christ's miraculous birth to the chosen one, His Mother, and the one through whom God's prophetic word became flesh. Underlying the lyrics is the idea that in Jesus Christ, God became one with humankind, as evidenced by the chorus's "Glory to the New-born King!". The last stanza proclaims Jesus Christ as the heaven-born prince of peace, the son of righteousness who brings salvation to humanity. Christ's birth in Bethlehem was not just a historical event, but a transformative moment in human history that marked the birth of hope and healing for all people.

Line by Line Meaning

Hark! the herald angels sing,
Listen! The messengers of God sing a song,

"Glory to the new-born King!
"Praise and honor to the newborn King!

Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
May there be peace on Earth and mercifulness,

God and sinners reconciled."
God has made peace with sinners.

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
All nations, rise joyfully,

Join the triumph of the skies;
Join the triumph of the heavenly beings,

With th' angelic host proclaim,
Proclaim with the host of angels,

"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
"Christ has been born in Bethlehem."

Hark! the herald angels sing,
Listen! The messengers of God sing a song,

"Glory to the new-born King!
"Praise and honor to the newborn King!"

Christ, by highest heaven adored:
Christ, who is worshiped by the highest heaven,

Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Christ, who is the Lord forever,

Late in time behold him come,
See him come later in time,

Offspring of the favoured one.
Descendant of the chosen one.

Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;
See the Divinity hidden beneath the flesh,

Hail, th'incarnate Deity:
Hail to the Deity that became flesh,

Pleased, as man, with men to dwell,
As man, he was pleased to dwell with other men,

Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Jesus, our God-with-us!

Hark! the herald angels sing,
Listen! The messengers of God sing a song,

"Glory to the new-born King!
"Praise and honor to the newborn King!"

Hail! the heaven-born Prince of peace!
Greetings! The Prince of peace, born in heaven!

Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Greetings! The Son who brings righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,
He brings light and life to all,

Risen with healing in his wings,
He has risen with healing in his wings,

Mild he lays his glory by,
He gently sets aside his glory,

Born that man no more may die:
Born so that man may not die,

Born to raise the son of earth,
Born to raise the children of the earth,

Born to give them second birth.
Born to give them a second life.

Hark! the herald angels sing,
Listen! The messengers of God sing a song,

"Glory to the new-born King !"
"Praise and honor to the newborn King!"

Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ERIC D. DAWKINS, ANSON R. DAWKINS, ANTONIO LAMAR DIXON, CHARLES WESLEY

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