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James Montgomery first published this angel song in his Sheffield newspaper, Iris, Christmas Eve, 1816. It was published again in Christian Psalmist, 1825. Stanza 5 is from The Christmas Box, 1825.
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 field abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with us 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 the eternal Three in One.
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.
Note: In place of the verse “Sinners, wrung with true repentance…” some hymnals use the following, written in 1855 by Isaac Gregory Smith:
Lord of Heaven, we adore Thee,
God the Father, God the Son,
God the Spirit, One in glory,
On the same eternal throne.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Lord of Heaven, Three in One.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
James Montgomery was born November 4, 1771, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, and died April 30, 1854 at Mount Sheffield, England, where he is buried.
In his memory, a statue was erected in the Sheffield cemetery, a stained glass window was installed in the parish church, and a public hall was named after him.
When Montgomery was five years old, his family moved to the Moravian settlement at Gracehill, near Ballymena, County Antrim. Two years later, he was sent to the Fulneck Seminary in Yorkshire.
He left Fulneck in 1787 to work in a shop in Mirfield, near Wakefield. Soon tiring of that, he secured a similar position at Wath, near Rotherham, only to find it as unsuitable as his previous job. A trip to London, hoping to find a publisher for his youthful poems, ended in failure. In 1792, he gladly left Wath for Sheffield to be assistant to Mr. Gales, auctioneer, bookseller, and printer of the Sheffield Register.
In 1794, Gales left England to avoid political prosecution. Montgomery took the Sheffield Register in hand, changed its name to the Sheffield Iris, and continued to edit it for 32 years. During the next two years he was imprisoned twice, first for reprinting a song in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille, then for giving an account of a riot in Sheffield.
The editing of his paper, the composition and publication of his poems and hymns, the delivery of lectures on poetry in Sheffield and at the Royal Institution, London, and the advocacy of foreign missions and the Bible Society, gave great variety, but very little of stirring incident in his life, though he did find time to write 400 hymns.
In 1833, Montgomery received a royal pension of Ł200 per year. His works include:
Prison Amusements, 1797
The Wanderer of Switzerland, 1806
The West Indies, 1807
The World Before the Flood, 1813
Greenland and Other Poems, 1819
Songs of Zion, 1822
The Christian Psalmist, 1825
The Christian Poet, 1825
The Pelican Island, 1828
The Poet’s Portfolio, 1835
Original Hymns for Public, Private and Social Devotion, 1853
According to Thy Gracious Word
Almighty Spirit, Now Behold
Angels from the Realm of Glory
Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread
Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless
Behold the Book Whose Leaves Display
Behold Yon Bright Array
Bright and Joyful Is the Morn
Call Jehovah Thy Salvation
Christian Warrior, See Him Stand, The
Come, Let Us Sing the Song of Songs
Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain
Come Ye That Fear the Lord
Daughter of Zion, from the Dust
Days and Years of Time Are Fled, The
Fall Down, Ye Nations, and Adore
Food, Raiment, Dwelling, Health and Friends
Forever with the Lord
Give Glory to God in the Highest
Glad Was My Heart to Hear
Glorious Universe Around, The
Go to Dark Gethsemane
Go Where a Foot Hath Never Trod
God Be Merciful to Me
God in the High and Holy Place
God Is My Strong Salvation
God Is Our Refuge and Defense
God of Nature and of Grace, The
Green Pastures and Clear Streams
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Hark! The Song of Jubilee
Hasten, Lord, to My Release
Have Mercy on Me, O My God
Hear Me, O Lord, in My Distress
Hearken, Lord, to My Complaints
Heaven Is a Place of Rest from Sin
Heralds of Creation Cry
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts
Home, Kindred, Friends, and Country, These
How Beautiful the Sight
How Precious Are Thy Thoughts of Peace
I Cried unto the Lord Most Just
I Love the Lord, He Lent an Ear
In the Hour of Trial
In Time of Tribulation
Jehovah Is Great, and Great His Praise
Jesus, Our Best Beloved Friend
Judge Me, O Lord, in Righteousness
Less Than the Least of All
Let Me Go, the Day Is Breaking
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Gates of Brass
Lord God, the Holy Ghost
Lord Is King; Upon His Throne, The
Lord Is My Shepherd, The
Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
Lord, Let My Prayer Like Incense Rise
Lord, Pour Thy Spirit from on High
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright
Not in Jerusalem Alone
Not to the Mount That Burned with Fire
O Bless the Lord, My Soul
O God, Thou Art My God Alone
O Lord, Our King, How Excellent
O My Soul, with All Thy Powers
O Spirit of the Living God
Of Old, O God, Thine Own Right Hand
On the First Christian Sabbath Eve
One Prayer I Have
One Thing with All My Soul’s Desire
Our Heavenly Father Hear
Out of the Depths of Woe
Palms of Glory
People of the Living God
Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, A
Pour Out Thy Spirit from on High
Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire
Pure and Peaceful Mind, The
Return, My Soul, unto Thy Rest
Searcher of Hearts, to Thee Are Known
Servants of God, in Joyful Lays
Songs of Praise the Angels Sang
Sow in the Morn Thy Seed
Spirit of Power and Might, Behold
Stand Up and Bless the Lord
Tempter to My Soul Hath Said, The
Thank and Praise Jehovah’s Name
Thee Will I Praise, O Lord in Light
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made
Thrice Happy He Who Shuns the Way
Thy Glory, Lord, the Heavens Declare
Thy Law Is Perfect, Lord of Light
Thy Word, Almighty Lord
To Thy Temple I Repair
We Bid Thee Welcome in the Name
What Secret Hand at Morning Light
When Jesus Left His Father’s Throne
When on Sinai’s Top I See
Where Are the Dead?
While Through This Changing World We Roam
Who Make the Lord of Hosts Their Tower
Within These Walls Be Peace
World in Condemnation Lay, The
Yes, I Will Extol Thee
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