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Lyrics
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:
come and worship,
worship Christ, the new-born King.
Shepherds in the field abiding,
watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing,
yonder shines the infant Light:
come and worship,
worship Christ, the new-born King.
Sages, leave your contemplations;
brighter visions beam afar;
seek the great desire of nations;
ye have seen his natal star:
come and worship,
worship Christ, the new-born King.
Saints before the altar bending,
watching long in hope and fear,
suddenly the Lord, descending,
in his temple shall appear:
come and worship,
worship Christ, the new-born King.
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:
come and worship,
worship Christ, the new-born King.
Historical Notes
Author
James Montgomery(1771-1854)
Meter
87 87 87
Music
Other Comments
Two other stanzas:
Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
doomed for guilt to endless pains,
justice now revokes the sentence,
mercy calls you; break your chains.
All creation, join in praising
God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
evermore your voices raising
to th’eternal Three in One.
The "sinners" verse was first published 9 years after the rest of the hymn. The final, doxological stanza was part of the original hymn, but is now (like the "sinners" verse) frequently omitted from hymnals.
Sources
Hymnals
| Hymnal
| Number
| Tunes Used
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874
| # 387
| Horsley (2)
|
| The Anglican Hymn Book, 1868
| # 43
| Lusatia
|
| The Parish Hymnal, 1870
| # 34
| Pange lingua (tune), (unnamed tune by A. King)
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley)
| # 24
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert)
| # 24
| Gilbert's, Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau)
| # 24
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins)
| # 24
| Regent Square
|
| Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874
| # 76
| Realms of Glory
|
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874
| # 504
| St. Thomas (Webbe)
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| # 482
| Lewes, St. Osmund
|
| A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879
| # 110
|
| The Universal Hymn Book, 1885
| # 18
|
| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
| # 91
| Lansdowne
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington)
| # 60
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker)
| # 60
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins)
| # 60
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau)
| # 60
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein)
| # 60
| Regent Square
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter)
| # 60
| Realms of Glory, Regent Square
|
| Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903
| # 83
| Angeli, Feniton Court
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904
| # 65
| Lewes
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
| # 79
| Kensington New, Redemption (Gounod)
|
| The Hymnal 1916 (US)
| # 80
| Regent Square
|
| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917
| # 105
| Kensington New, St. Osmund, Wingham
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919
| # 80
| Lewes
|
| Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)
| # 58
| Regent Square
|
| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
| # 55
| Lewes
|
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931
| # 71
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
| # 81
| Kensington New, Lewes
|
| The Hymnal 1940 (US)
| # 28
| Regent Square
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
| # 64
| Lewes
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
| # 53
| Westminster Abbey
|
| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
| # 93
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada)
| # 408
| Larkin, Regent Square
|
| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
| # 235
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| The Hymnal 1982 (US)
| # 93
| Regent Square
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
| # 39
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
| # 77
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Church Family Worship, 1988
| # 661
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
| # 34
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Common Praise (Canada), 1998
| # 143
| Regent Square
|
| Together in Song (Australia), 1999
| # 309
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Sing Glory, 1999
| # 344
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Complete Mission Praise, 2000
| # 35
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Common Praise, 2000
| # 44
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
| # 36
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000
| # 147
| Les anges dans nos campagnes (Iris)
|
