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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
'''Angels from the realms of glory''' is a Christmas hymn by [[James Montgomery]]. | |||
==Settings by composers== | ==Settings by composers== | ||
*[[ Angels from the realms of glory (Anonymous)| Anonymous]] SATB | *[[Angels from the realms of glory (Iris) (Anonymous)|Anonymous (Iris)]] SATB | ||
== | *[[Angels from the realms of glory (Anonymous)| Anonymous (New Park)]] SATB | ||
*[[Angels from the realms of glory (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] SATB | |||
*[[2 Christmas Carols (Carlotta Ferrari)|Carlotta Ferrari]] SATB | |||
*[[Angels from the realms of glory (Henry Thomas Smart)|Henry Thomas Smart]] SATB | |||
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==Text and translations== | |||
{{Top}} | {{Top}} | ||
{{Text|English| | |||
1. Angels from the realms of glory, | 1. Angels from the realms of glory, | ||
Wing your flight o’er all the earth; | Wing your flight o’er all the earth; | ||
Ye who sang creation’s story | Ye who sang creation’s story | ||
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth. | Now proclaim Messiah’s birth. | ||
''Come and worship, come and worship, | ''Come and worship, come and worship,'' | ||
Worship Christ, the newborn King.'' | ''Worship Christ, the newborn King.'' | ||
2. Shepherds, in the field abiding, | 2. Shepherds, in the field abiding, | ||
Watching o’er your flocks by night, | Watching o’er your flocks by night, | ||
God with us is now residing; | God with man [us] is now residing; | ||
Yonder shines the infant light: | Yonder shines the infant light: | ||
''Refrain'' | ''Refrain'' | ||
3. Sages, leave your contemplations, | 3. Sages, leave your contemplations, | ||
Brighter visions beam afar; | Brighter visions beam afar; | ||
Seek the great Desire of nations; | Seek the great Desire of nations; | ||
Ye have seen His natal star. | Ye have seen His natal star. | ||
Refrain | ''Refrain'' | ||
4. Saints, before the altar bending, | 4. Saints, before the altar bending, | ||
Watching long in hope and fear; | Watching long in hope and fear; | ||
Suddenly the Lord, descending, | Suddenly the Lord, descending, | ||
In His temple shall appear. | In His temple shall appear. | ||
Refrain | ''Refrain''}} | ||
{{Middle}} | {{Middle}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance, | 5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance, | ||
Doomed for guilt to endless pains, | Doomed for guilt to endless pains, | ||
Justice now revokes the sentence, | Justice now revokes the sentence, | ||
Mercy calls you; break your chains. | Mercy calls you; break your chains. | ||
Refrain | ''Refrain'' | ||
{ | {alternative v. 5} | ||
Lord of Heaven, we adore Thee, | |||
God the Father, God the Son, | God the Father, God the Son, | ||
God the Spirit, One in glory, | God the Spirit, One in glory, | ||
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Lord of Heaven, Three in One. | Lord of Heaven, Three in One. | ||
6. Though an Infant now we view Him, | |||
He shall fill His Father’s throne, | He shall fill His Father’s throne, | ||
Gather all the nations to Him; | Gather all the nations to Him; | ||
Every knee shall then bow down: | Every knee shall then bow down: | ||
Refrain | ''Refrain'' | ||
8. All creation, join in praising | 8. All creation, join in praising | ||
God, the Father, Spirit, Son, | God, the Father, Spirit, Son, | ||
Evermore your voices raising | Evermore your voices raising | ||
To th’eternal Three in One. | To th’eternal Three in One. | ||
Refrain | ''Refrain''}} | ||
{{Bottom}} | {{Bottom}} | ||
==External links== | |||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 3 January 2019
General information
Angels from the realms of glory is a Christmas hymn by James Montgomery.
Settings by composers
- Anonymous (Iris) SATB
- Anonymous (New Park) SATB
- Joseph Barnby SATB
- Carlotta Ferrari SATB
- Henry Thomas Smart SATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Anonymous — Angels from the realms of glory (New Park)
- Frederic Hymen Cowen — Angels, from the realms of glory
- Percy Eastman Fletcher — The new-born King
Text and translations
 English text1. Angels from the realms of glory, |
5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance, |