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| name = Angels from the Realms of Glory |
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| image = Madonna with child and angels.jpg |
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| caption = "Madonna with child and angels" by [[Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato]] |
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| genre = [[Hymn]] |
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| text = [[James Montgomery (poet)|James Montgomery]] |
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| written = 1816 |
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| based_on = {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Luke|chapter=2|verse=10}} |
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| meter = 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
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| melody = "Regent Square" by [[Henry Smart]] <br> "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 [[James Montgomery (editor)|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"/> |
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'''"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"/> |
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Before 1928, the hymn was sung to a variety of tunes, including "Regent Square", "Lewes" by [[John Randall (composer)|John Randall]], and "[[Wildersmouth]]" or "Feniton Court" by [[Edward Hopkins (composer)|Edward Hopkins]].<ref name=bradley/> In the United States, the hymn is today most commonly sung to the tune of "Regent Square" by [[Henry Smart]].<ref name=bradley/> In the United Kingdom, however, the hymn came to be sung to the French carol tune "Iris"<ref>[http://www.christmas-carols.org.uk/christmas-carols/angels-from-the-realms-of-glory Angels from the Realms of Glory]</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 sung in place of Montgomery's original lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King". |
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==Lyrics== |
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==Tune== |
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{{Wikisource|Angels, from the Realms of Glory}}Angels, from the realms of glory,<br /> |
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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". |
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Wing your flight o'er all the earth;<br /> |
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Ye who sang creation's story,<br /> |
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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> |
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Now proclaim Messiah's birth:<br /> |
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==Text== |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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{{Wikisource|Angels, from the Realms of Glory}} |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br /> |
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<poem>Angels, from the realms of glory, |
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Wing your flight o'er all the earth; |
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Shepherds, in the fields abiding,<br /> |
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Ye who sang creation's story, |
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Watching o'er your flocks by night,<br /> |
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Now proclaim Messiah's birth: |
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God with man is now residing,<br /> |
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Yonder shines the infant light:<br /> |
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Refrain: Come and worship, |
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<br /> |
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Come and worship |
Come and worship |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King. |
Worship Christ, the newborn King. |
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Shepherds, in the fields abiding, |
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Sages, leave your contemplations,<br /> |
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Watching o'er your flocks by night, |
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Brighter visions beam afar;<br /> |
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God with man is now residing, |
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Seek the great Desire of nations,<br /> |
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Yonder shines the infant light: |
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Ye have seen his natal star:<br /> |
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<br /> |
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Refrain. |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br /> |
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Sages, leave your contemplations, |
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<br /> |
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Brighter visions beam afar; |
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Saints before the altar bending,<br /> |
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Seek the great Desire of nations, |
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Watching long in hope and fear,<br /> |
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Ye have seen his natal star: |
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Suddenly the Lord, descending,<br /> |
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In his temple shall appear.<br /> |
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Refrain. |
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<br /> |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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Saints before the altar bending, |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br /> |
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Watching long in hope and fear, |
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<br /> |
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Suddenly the Lord, descending, |
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Sinners, wrung with true repentance,<br /> |
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In his temple shall appear. |
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Doomed for guilt to endless pains,<br /> |
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Justice now revokes the sentence,<br /> |
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Refrain. |
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Mercy calls you—break your chains:<br /> |
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<br /> |
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Sinners, wrung with true repentance, |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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Doomed for guilt to endless pains, |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br /> |
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Justice now revokes the sentence, |
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<br /> |
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Mercy calls you—break your chains: |
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Though an infant now we view him,<br /> |
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He shall fill his Father's throne,<br /> |
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Refrain. |
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Gather all the nations to him;<br /> |
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Every knee shall then bow down:<br /> |
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Though an infant now we view him, |
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<br /> |
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He shall fill his Father's throne, |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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Gather all the nations to him; |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br /> |
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Every knee shall then bow down: |
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All creation, join in praising<br /> |
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Refrain. |
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God the Father, Spirit, Son,<br /> |
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Evermore your voices raising,<br /> |
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All creation, join in praising |
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To th'eternal Three in One:<br /> |
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God the Father, Spirit, Son, |
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<br /> |
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Evermore your voices raising, |
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Come and worship, come and worship<br /> |
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To th'eternal Three in One: |
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Worship Christ, the newborn King.<ref>{{cite book|title=Worship II: A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes|year=1975|publisher=G.I.A. Publications, Inc.|location=Chicago, Illinois|pages=23}}</ref> |
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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> |
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==Text of ''Les Anges dans nos campagnes''== |
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<poem>Les anges dans nos campagnes |
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Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux, |
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Et l'écho de nos montagnes |
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Redit ce chant mélodieux: |
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''Refrain:'' Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! |
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Bergers, pour qui cette fête? |
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Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants? |
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Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête |
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Mérite ces cris triomphants? |
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''Refrain'' |
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Ils annoncent la naissance |
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Du libérateur d'Israël, |
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Et, pleins de reconnaissance, |
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Chantent en ce jour solennel: |
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''Refrain''<ref name=pbc>''The Popular Carol Book''. Mowbray (1992), {{ISBN|9780264672236}}.</ref></poem> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Christmas carols]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Christmas carols]] |
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[[Category:Scottish folk songs]] |
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[[Category:Epiphany music]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 27 December 2024
| Angels from the Realms of Glory | |
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 "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) |
"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
[edit]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
[edit]
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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
