{"slug": "angels-from-the-realms-of-glory", "title": "Angels From the Realms of Glory", "first_line": "Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight", "author": "james-montgomery", "author_date": "1816", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Atonement", "Christmas", "Advent", "Crown", "Fear of the Lord", "God, As King", "God, Majesty & Power of", "Jesus", "Joy", "Light", "Praise, Son", "Presence", "Saints (all Faithful)", "Shepard", "Lamb", "Sinners", "Worship"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:6-20", "Matthew 2:1-11"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:49; Words James Montgomery 1816, Music 'Regent Square' Henry Smart 1867 (setting 'Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship' 1867); all components pre-1931 (latest year 1867).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "An -- gels from the realms of glo -- ry, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang cre -- a -- tion's stor -- y Now pro -- claim Mes -- si -- ah's birth.", "prose": ["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."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Shep -- herds, in the field a -- bid -- ing, Watch -- ing o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now re -- sid -- ing; Yon -- der shines the in -- fant light:", "prose": ["Shepherds, in the field abiding,", "Watching o'er your flocks by night,", "God with us is now residing;", "Yonder shines the infant light:"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Sag -- es, leave your con -- tem -- pla -- tions, Bright -- er vi -- sions beam a -- far; Seek the great De -- sire of na -- tions; Ye have seen His na -- tal star.", "prose": ["Sages, leave your contemplations,", "Brighter visions beam afar;", "Seek the great Desire of nations;", "Ye have seen His natal star."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Saints, be -- fore the al -- tar bend -- ing, Watch -- ing long in hope and fear; Sud -- den -- ly the Lord, de -- scend -- ing, In His tem -- ple shall ap -- pear.", "prose": ["Saints, before the altar bending,", "Watching long in hope and fear;", "Suddenly the Lord, descending,", "In His temple shall appear."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Sin -- ners, wrung with true re -- pen -- tance, Doomed for guilt to end -- less pains, Jus -- tice now re -- vokes the sen -- tence, Mer -- cy calls you; break your chains.", "prose": ["Sinners, wrung with true repentance,", "Doomed for guilt to endless pains,", "Justice now revokes the sentence,", "Mercy calls you; break your chains."]}, "6": {"prose": ["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:"]}, "7": {"prose": ["All creation, join in praising", "God, the Father, Spirit, Son,", "Evermore your voices raising", "To th'eternal Three in One."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Come and wor -- ship, come and wor -- ship, Wor -- ship Christ, the new -- born King.", "prose": ["Come and worship, come and worship,", "Worship Christ, the newborn King."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}