Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes
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"Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes" is an 18th-century Christian hymn celebrating the coming of Jesus Christ as redeemer, written by English Nonconformist minister and hymnwriter Philip Doddridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8324221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes Context triple: [Philip Doddridge, wrote, Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes]
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A.
Glory, glory, hallelujah
"Glory, glory, hallelujah" is the famous opening line and refrain of the American Civil War-era song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," often sung in patriotic and religious contexts.
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B.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Comfort ye, my people
"Comfort ye, my people" is the opening tenor recitative from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, introducing the work’s message of consolation and hope.
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D.
O Come O Come Emmanuel
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a traditional Christian Advent hymn, originally derived from Latin chant, that expresses longing for the coming of the Messiah.
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E.
Arise, O Lord
"Arise, O Lord" is the English title of *Exsurge Domine*, the 1520 papal bull issued by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes Target entity description: "Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes" is an 18th-century Christian hymn celebrating the coming of Jesus Christ as redeemer, written by English Nonconformist minister and hymnwriter Philip Doddridge.
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A.
Glory, glory, hallelujah
"Glory, glory, hallelujah" is the famous opening line and refrain of the American Civil War-era song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," often sung in patriotic and religious contexts.
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B.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Comfort ye, my people
"Comfort ye, my people" is the opening tenor recitative from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Messiah*, introducing the work’s message of consolation and hope.
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D.
O Come O Come Emmanuel
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a traditional Christian Advent hymn, originally derived from Latin chant, that expresses longing for the coming of the Messiah.
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E.
Arise, O Lord
"Arise, O Lord" is the English title of *Exsurge Domine*, the 1520 papal bull issued by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther’s teachings during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christian hymn ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Philip Doddridge ⓘ |
| author | Philip Doddridge ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Nonconformist minister
ⓘ
hymnwriter ⓘ |
| celebrates |
coming of the Saviour
ⓘ
incarnation of Christ ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian devotional song
ⓘ
hymn ⓘ |
| intendedUse | congregational singing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Advent hymn ⓘ |
| lyricist | Philip Doddridge ⓘ |
| period | 18th-century English hymnody ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Messiah ⓘ fulfilment of prophecy ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| theme |
Advent
ⓘ
coming of Jesus Christ ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christ as redeemer
ⓘ
linked to:
Christ as Redeemer
kingdom of God ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of God
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| title | Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes Description of subject: "Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes" is an 18th-century Christian hymn celebrating the coming of Jesus Christ as redeemer, written by English Nonconformist minister and hymnwriter Philip Doddridge.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.