Angels from the realms of glory (Iris)
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| Music: | Anonymous (Traditional French Melody) | |
| Tune: | Iris | |
| Voicing: | SATB | |
| Words: | James Montgomery |
Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation's story
Now proclaim Messiah's birth.
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation's story
Now proclaim Messiah's birth.
Come and worship, Christ the newborn King,
Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King.
Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:
Watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:
Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen His natal star.
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen His natal star.
Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear;
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear.
Watching long in hope and fear;
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear.
Though an Infant now we view Him,
He shall fill His Father's throne,
Gather all the nations to Him;
Every knee shall then bow down:
He shall fill His Father's throne,
Gather all the nations to Him;
Every knee shall then bow down:
All creation, join in praising
God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising
To th'eternal Three in One.
God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising
To th'eternal Three in One.
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King's College Cambridge
"Angels from the Realms of Glory" was written by
James Montgomery. Its first printing was in the Sheffield Iris on
Christmas Eve 1816, though it only began to be sung in churches after
its 1825 reprinting in the Montgomery collection The Christian Psalmist
and in the Religious Tract Society's The Christmas Box or New Year's
Gift.
Before 1928, the hymn was sung to a variety of tunes,
including "Regent Square" by Henry Smart, "Lewes" by John Randall, and
"Wildersmouth" or "Feniton Court" by Edward Hopkins. In the United
States, the hymn is today most commonly sung to the tune of "Regent
Square". In the United Kingdom, however, the hymn came to be sung to the
French carol tune "Iris" after this setting was published in the Oxford
Book of Carols.
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