Angels from the Realms of Glory - wikipedia Angels from the Realms of Glory Angels from the Realms of Glory Tune for Angels from the Realms of Glory Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Angels from the Realms of Glory '' is a Christmas carol written by Scottish poet James Montgomery. 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. Before 1928, the hymn was sung to a variety of tunes, including `` Regent Square '', `` Lewes '' by John Randall, and `` Wildersmouth '' or `` Feniton Court '' by Edward Hopkins. In the United States, the hymn is today most commonly sung to the tune of `` Regent Square '' by Henry Smart. In the United Kingdom, however, the hymn came to be sung to the French carol tune `` Iris '' ( 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. 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 ''. Lyrics 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 : 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 : Come and worship, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn King. Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar ; Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen his natal star : Come and worship, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn King. Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear. Come and worship, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn King. Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you -- break your chains : Come and worship, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn 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, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn King. All creation, join in praising God the Father, Spirit, Son, Evermore your voices raising, To th'eternal Three in One : Come and worship, come and worship Worship Christ, the newborn King. References ^ Jump up to : Bradley, Ian. The Penguin Book of Carols. Penguin ( 1999 ), p27 -- 29. ISBN 0 - 14 - 027526 - 6. Jump up ^ Angels from the Realms of Glory Jump up ^ Worship II : A Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes. Chicago, Illinois : G.I.A. Publications, Inc. 1975. p. 23. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angels_from_the_Realms_of_Glory&oldid=816103869 '' Categories : Christmas carols 1816 songs Scottish folk songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Wikisource Italiano Русский Tagalog Edit links This page was last edited on 19 December 2017, at 08 : 44. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote angels from the realms of glory
Answer: Scottish poet James Montgomery