Hymns and Sacred Poems "Hymn for Christmas-Day" (1739). GeorgeWhitefield, in A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship (1753), altered Wesley's first two lines to "Hark! The Herald Angels sing / Glory to the new-born King!"
Charles Wesley, Frederic M. BIRD (1867). “Charles Wesley seen in his finer and less familiar poems. [A collection of his poems edited by F. M. Bird.]”, p.59
Charles Wesley, Frederic M. BIRD (1867). “Charles Wesley seen in his finer and less familiar poems. [A collection of his poems edited by F. M. Bird.]”, p.64