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{{Short description|Christmas carol}}
{{Infobox musical composition
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| name = Angels from the Realms of Glory
| name = Angels from the Realms of Glory
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| image = Madonna with child and angels.jpg|thumb
| image = Madonna with child and angels.jpg
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| caption = "Madonna with child and angels" by [[Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato]]
| caption = "Madonna with child and angels" by [[Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato]]
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| based_on = {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Luke|chapter=2|verse=10}}
| based_on = {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Luke|chapter=2|verse=10}}
| meter = 8.7.8.7.8.7
| meter = 8.7.8.7.8.7
| melody = "Regent Square" by [[Henry Smart]]
| 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 (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 (composer)|John Randall]], and "[[Wildersmouth]]" or "Feniton Court" by [[Edward Hopkins (composer)|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".


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>
==Lyrics==

==Text==
{{Wikisource|Angels, from the Realms of Glory}}
{{Wikisource|Angels, from the Realms of Glory}}
Angels, from the realms of glory,<br />
<poem>Angels, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;<br />
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation's story,<br />
Ye who sang creation's story,
Now proclaim Messiah's birth:<br />
Now proclaim Messiah's birth:

<br />
Refrain: Come and worship,<br />
Refrain: Come and worship,
Come and worship <br />
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King.<br />
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

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

<br />
Refrain.
Refrain.

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

<br />
Refrain.
Refrain.

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

<br />
Refrain.
Refrain.

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

<br />
Refrain.
Refrain.

<br />
Though an infant now we view him,<br />
Though an infant now we view him,
He shall fill his Father's throne,<br />
He shall fill his Father's throne,
Gather all the nations to him;<br />
Gather all the nations to him;
Every knee shall then bow down:<br />
Every knee shall then bow down:

<br />
Refrain.
Refrain.

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

<br />
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>
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==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
* [http://lutherantacoma.com/hymns/136.mp3 Angels from the Realms of Glory] (mp3, organ only)


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Latest revision as of 10:41, 27 December 2024

Angels from the Realms of Glory
"Madonna with child and angels" by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
GenreHymn
Written1816
TextJames Montgomery
Based onLuke 2:10
Meter8.7.8.7.8.7
Melody"Regent Square" by Henry Smart
"Les anges dans nos campagnes" (French traditional)
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Tune for Angels from the Realms of Glory
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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

[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]
Wikisource has original text related to this article:

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]
  1. ^ a b c d e Bradley, Ian. The Penguin Book of Carols. Penguin (1999), p27–29. ISBN 0-14-027526-6.
  2. ^ a b 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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