ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY Christmas Carol Hymn Lyrics Words trending sing along song music
"Angels from the Realms of Glory" is a Christmas carol written by Scottish poet and hymnwriter James Montgomery,[1] as an adaptation of the old French hymn Les Anges dans nos campagnes.[2] It was first printed in the Sheffield Iris on Christmas Eve 1816 under the title, The Nativity.[3] It was then published as a hymn in Sheffield[4] and Manchester[5] in 1819. Tune By 1916, the hymn had been set to more than fifty different tunes,[6] including "St. Werbergh's" by Samuel Webbe, "Tamworth" by Charles Lockhart, "Helmsley" by Thomas Oliver, "Greenville" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, "Regent Square" by Henry Smart, "Lewes" by John Randall, and "Wildersmouth" or "Feniton Court" by Edward Hopkins. In the United Kingdom the hymn has nowadays come to be sung invariably to the same tune as the original French carol, "Iris"[7] (as published in the Oxford Book of Carols).[1] A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the carol "Angels We Have Heard on High".[citation needed] 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.[8] Text English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Angels, from the Realms of Glory 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: Video and Recording of Piano & Vocals Copyright (c) 2026 by Charles Elmer Szabo, BMI Charles (Chuck/Chaz) Szabo from Ohio, is an American singer-songwriter and educator who covers old songs to give them new life and also performs his originals. He specializes in lyric videos with words for people to sing along with. His recordings are mostly simple, straightforward vocal & piano or guitar arrangements. Szabo’s original songs range from love songs to songs for celebrating each holiday. His music is available on YouTube at the Charles Szabo and Szabo Music channels. On Spotify and all other streaming services (Apple, ITunes, Amazon, Deezer, etc.) he can be searched and found as Charles Szabo Music. Spotify Channel #1 for Charles Szabo Music https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Dmlu... Spotify Channel#2 for Charles Szabo Music https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PsPV... CHARLES SZABO YouTube Channel: / charlesszabophd SZABO MUSIC YouTube Channel: / szabomusic
