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Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels from the Realms of Glory
	"Madonna with child and angels" by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Genre	Hymn
Written	1816
Text	James Montgomery
Based on	Luke 2:10
Meter	8.7.8.7.8.7
Melody	"Regent Square" by Henry Smart ; "Les anges dans nos campagnes" (French traditional)

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"Angels from the Realms of Glory" is a Christmas carol written by Scottish poet and hymnwriter James Montgomery^[1] as a loose translation of the old French hymn Les Anges dans nos campagnes.^[2] It was first printed 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.^[1]

Tune

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.^[1] In the United Kingdom the hymn has nowadays come to be sung invariably to the same tune as the original French carol, "Iris"^[3] (as published in the Oxford Book of Carols).^[1] A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the American carol Angels We Have Heard on High. Sometimes the original "Gloria in excelsis Deo" refrain from the French carol is sung in place of Montgomery's lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King".

In the United States, "Regent Square" is the most common tune for this carol.^[1] The name for the "Regent Square" tune is reportedly an association with the publisher of the first hymnal to contain it, James Hamilton, who was the minister of the Regent Square Church situated in London.^[4]

Text

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:

Refrain: Come and worship,
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Shepherds, in the fields abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the infant light:

Refrain.

Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations,
Ye have seen his natal star:

Refrain.

Saints before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear.

Refrain.

Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you—break your chains:

Refrain.

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:

Refrain.

All creation, join in praising
God the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising,
To th'eternal Three in One:

Refrain.^[5]

Text of Les Anges dans nos campagnes

Les anges dans nos campagnes
Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux,
Et l'écho de nos montagnes
Redit ce chant mélodieux:
Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Bergers, pour qui cette fête?
Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants?
Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête
Mérite ces cris triomphants?
Refrain

Ils annoncent la naissance
Du libérateur d'Israël,
Et, pleins de reconnaissance,
Chantent en ce jour solennel:
Refrain^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bradley, Ian. The Penguin Book of Carols. Penguin (1999), p27–29. ISBN 0-14-027526-6.
^ ^a ^b The Popular Carol Book. Mowbray (1992), ISBN 9780264672236.
^ "Angels from the Realms of Glory". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
^ Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987, cited in "Tune: REGENT SQUARE (Smart)". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ Worship II: A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes. Chicago, Illinois: G.I.A. Publications, Inc. 1975. p. 23.

[bradley-1] Bradley, Ian. The Penguin Book of Carols. Penguin (1999), p27–29. ISBN 0-14-027526-6.

[pbc-2] The Popular Carol Book. Mowbray (1992), ISBN 9780264672236.

[3] "Angels from the Realms of Glory". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2009-12-01.

[4] Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987, cited in "Tune: REGENT SQUARE (Smart)". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[5] Worship II: A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes. Chicago, Illinois: G.I.A. Publications, Inc. 1975. p. 23.

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-'''"Angels from the Realms of Glory"''' is a [[Christmas carol]] written by Scottish poet [[James Montgomery (poet)|James Montgomery]].<ref name=bradley>Bradley, Ian. ''The Penguin Book of Carols''. Penguin (1999), p27–29. {{ISBN|0-14-027526-6}}.</ref>  It was first printed 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''.<ref name="bradley"/>
+'''"Angels from the Realms of Glory"''' is a [[Christmas carol]] written by Scottish poet and hymnwriter [[James Montgomery (poet)|James Montgomery]]<ref name=bradley>Bradley, Ian. ''The Penguin Book of Carols''. Penguin (1999), p27–29. {{ISBN|0-14-027526-6}}.</ref> as a loose translation of the old French hymn ''Les Anges dans nos campagnes''.<ref name=pbc>''The Popular Carol Book''.  Mowbray (1992), {{ISBN|9780264672236}}.</ref>  It was first printed 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''.<ref name="bradley"/>
 ==Tune==
-Before 1928, the hymn was sung to a variety of tunes, including "Regent Square" by [[Henry Smart]], "Lewes" by [[John Randall (organist)|John Randall]], and "Wildersmouth" or "Feniton Court" by [[Edward John Hopkins|Edward Hopkins]].<ref name=bradley/>  In the United States, "Regent Square" is the most common tune.<ref name=bradley/>  In the United Kingdom, however, the hymn came to be sung to the French carol tune "Iris"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christmas-carols.org.uk/christmas-carols/angels-from-the-realms-of-glory |title=Angels from the Realms of Glory |access-date=2009-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227072931/http://www.christmas-carols.org.uk/christmas-carols/angels-from-the-realms-of-glory |archive-date=2009-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (''Les anges dans nos campagnes'', the tune used for "[[Angels We Have Heard on High]]") after this setting was published in the ''[[Oxford Book of Carols]]''.<ref name=bradley/> Sometimes the "[[Gloria in excelsis Deo]]" refrain is even sung in place of Montgomery's original lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King".
+Before 1928, the hymn was sung to a variety of tunes, including "Regent Square" by [[Henry Smart]], "Lewes" by [[John Randall (organist)|John Randall]], and "Wildersmouth" or "Feniton Court" by [[Edward John Hopkins|Edward Hopkins]].<ref name=bradley/>    In the United Kingdom the hymn has nowadays come to be sung invariably to the same tune as the original French carol, "Iris"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.christmas-carols.org.uk/christmas-carols/angels-from-the-realms-of-glory |title=Angels from the Realms of Glory |access-date=2009-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227072931/http://www.christmas-carols.org.uk/christmas-carols/angels-from-the-realms-of-glory |archive-date=2009-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (as published in the ''[[Oxford Book of Carols]]'').<ref name=bradley/> A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the American carol ''[[Angels We Have Heard on High]]''.  Sometimes the original "[[Gloria in excelsis Deo]]" refrain from the French carol is sung in place of Montgomery's lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King".
-The name for the "Regent Square" tune is reportedly an association with the publisher of the first hymnal to contain it, [[James Hamilton (1814–1867)|James Hamilton]], who was the minister of the Regent Square Church [[Regent Square (London)|situated in London]].<ref>''Psalter Hymnal Handbook'', 1987, cited in {{cite web |title=Tune: REGENT SQUARE (Smart) |url=https://hymnary.org/tune/regent_square_smart |website=Hymnary.org |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
+In the United States, "Regent Square" is the most common tune for this carol.<ref name=bradley/>  The name for the "Regent Square" tune is reportedly an association with the publisher of the first hymnal to contain it, [[James Hamilton (1814–1867)|James Hamilton]], who was the minister of the Regent Square Church [[Regent Square (London)|situated in London]].<ref>''Psalter Hymnal Handbook'', 1987, cited in {{cite web |title=Tune: REGENT SQUARE (Smart) |url=https://hymnary.org/tune/regent_square_smart |website=Hymnary.org |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Text==
 {{Wikisource|Angels, from the Realms of Glory}}
+<poem>Angels, from the realms of glory,
-Come and worship,<br />
+Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
-Come and worship <br />
+Ye who sang creation's story,
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
+Now proclaim Messiah's birth:
-<br />
-Shepherds, in the fields abiding,<br />
+Refrain: Come and worship,
-Watching o'er your flocks by night,<br />
+Come and worship
-God with man is now residing,<br />
-Yonder shines the infant light:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Sages, leave your contemplations,<br />
-Brighter visions beam afar;<br />
-Seek the great Desire of nations,<br />
-Ye have seen his natal star:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Sinners, wrung with true repentance,<br />
-Doomed for guilt to endless pains,<br />
-Justice now revokes the sentence,<br />
-Mercy calls you—break your chains:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-All creation, join in praising<br />
-God the Father, Spirit, Son,<br />
-Evermore your voices raising,<br />
-To th'eternal Three in One:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Though an infant now we view him,<br />
-He shall fill his Father's throne,<br />
-Gather all the nations to him;<br />
-Every knee shall then bow down:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Saints before the altar bending,<br />
-Watching long in hope and fear,<br />
-Suddenly the Lord, descending,<br />
-In his temple shall appear.<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Angels, from the realms of glory,<br />
-Wing your flight o'er all the earth;<br />
-Ye who sang creation's story,<br />
-Now proclaim Messiah's birth:<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
-Come and worship,<br />
-Come and worship <br />
-Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
-<br />
 Worship Christ, the newborn King.
+Shepherds, in the fields abiding,
-<ref>{{cite book|title=Worship II: A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes|url=https://archive.org/details/worshipiihymnalf00bata|url-access=registration|year=1975|publisher=G.I.A. Publications, Inc.|location=Chicago, Illinois|pages=23}}</ref>
+Watching o'er your flocks by night,
+God with man is now residing,
+Yonder shines the infant light:
+Refrain.
+Sages, leave your contemplations,
+Brighter visions beam afar;
+Seek the great Desire of nations,
+Ye have seen his natal star:
+Refrain.
+Saints before the altar bending,
+Watching long in hope and fear,
+Suddenly the Lord, descending,
+In his temple shall appear.
+Refrain.
+Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
+Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
+Justice now revokes the sentence,
+Mercy calls you—break your chains:
+Refrain.
+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:
+Refrain.
+All creation, join in praising
+God the Father, Spirit, Son,
+Evermore your voices raising,
+To th'eternal Three in One:
+Refrain.<ref>{{cite book|title=Worship II: A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes|url=https://archive.org/details/worshipiihymnalf00bata|url-access=registration|year=1975|publisher=G.I.A. Publications, Inc.|location=Chicago, Illinois|pages=23}}</ref></poem>
+==Text of ''Les Anges dans nos campagnes''==
+<poem>Les anges dans nos campagnes
+Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux,
+Et l'écho de nos montagnes
+Redit ce chant mélodieux:
+''Refrain:'' Gloria in excelsis Deo!  Gloria in excelsis Deo!
+Bergers, pour qui cette fête?
+Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants?
+Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête
+Mérite ces cris triomphants?
+''Refrain''
+Ils annoncent la naissance
+Du libérateur d'Israël,
+Et, pleins de reconnaissance,
+Chantent en ce jour solennel:
+''Refrain''<ref name=pbc>''The Popular Carol Book''.  Mowbray (1992), {{ISBN|9780264672236}}.</ref></poem>
+==See also==
+* [[List of Christmas carols]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Epiphany music]]
 [[Category:Songs with lyrics by James Montgomery (poet)]]
+[[Category:Scottish Christian hymns]]
+[[Category:Hymns]]