when was angels from the realms of glory written
1816
title: Angels from the Realms of Glory text: Angels from the Realms of Glory "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" by Henry Smart, "Lewes" by John Randall, and "Wildersmouth" or "Feniton Court" by Edward Hopkins. In the United States, title: Glory to God text: and written by lyricist Isaac Bikkers (1833-1903). The hymn is thus one of a series that have drawn on that text, including Angels We Have Heard on High, Angels from the Realms of Glory, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, and, by far the most ancient, the Greater Doxology or Gloria in Excelsis Deo. The music is attributed to F.A. Schultz, of whom little is known except for references by others that a Franz Albert Schultz wrote a song book while working at a college in Königsberg in 1731. No copies of this book are extant. The music is grandiose in title: Angels from the Realms of Glory text: "Regent Square" is the most common tune. 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". 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 title: Angels We Have Heard on High text: and falling melismatic melodic sequence. "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" is the first line of the song of the angels in the Gospel according to Luke in Latin. In England, the words of James Montgomery's "Angels from the Realms of Glory" are sung to this tune, except with the ""Gloria in excelsis Deo"" refrain. It is from this usage that the tune sometimes is known as Iris, the name of Montgomery's newspaper. <poem> Gloria Gloria Gloria </poem> "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Bis) "Gloria in excelsis Deo (Bis) "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Bis) "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Bis) Angels We Have Heard title: Angels (Robbie Williams song) text: Angels (Robbie Williams song) "Angels" is a song originally recorded by Robbie Williams. It was written by Williams and Guy Chambers, based on an earlier version by Ray Heffernan. The song was released as a single in December 1997. It is Williams' bestselling single and was voted the best song of the past 25 years at the 2005 Brit Awards. "Angels" has been covered by artists including Jessica Simpson, Beverley Knight, All Angels and Declan Galbraith. It has been recorded in Spanish (as "Ángel") by Mexican singers Yuridia and Marco Moré, and in Italian (as "Un Angelo") by Patrizio Buanne.