Timeless Truths ‎#158

158. Angels from the Realms of Glory

1 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.

2 Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light: [Refrain]

3 Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen His natal star. [Refrain]

4 Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear;
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear. [Refrain]

5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you; break your chains. [Refrain]

6 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]

7 All creation, join in praising
God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising
To th’eternal Three in One. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Angels from the realms of glory
• Title: Angels from the Realms of Glory
• Author: James Montgomery (1816)
• Author (st. 5): Unknown (1825)
• Refrain First Line: Come and worship, come and worship
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:13-14
  ;
  Haggai 2:7
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Angels_from_the_Realms_of_Glory); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/f/afrglory.htm)

Tune Information

• Name: REGENT SQUARE
• Composer: Henry T. Smart (1867)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Angels_from_the_Realms_of_Glory); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/f/afrglory.htm)