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Let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, Refrain: and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all! 2 O seed of Israel's chosen race now ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, Refrain 3 Let every tongue and every tribe responsive to his call, to him all majesty ascribe, Refrain
"Angels" is a 1984 single by Christian singer Amy Grant, from her album Straight Ahead. Grant performed the song at the 1985 Grammy Awards, [ 1 ] where it won her an award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female . [ 2 ]
In 1970, the music group The Doors performed an impromptu version live in Chicago, with vocalist Jim Morrison changing the lyrics to "oh, the circle has been broken, me oh my Lord, me oh my." [ 5 ] In 1988, Spacemen 3 released a version of the song titled "May The Circle Be Unbroken" as one of the B-sides on their single "Revolution".
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. [1] The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2]
O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above! Glory to God, glory in the highest: O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord. Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory given! Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
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"Song for Athene", which has a performance time of about seven minutes, is an elegy consisting of the Hebrew word alleluia ("let us praise the Lord") sung monophonically six times as an introduction to texts excerpted and modified from the funeral service of the Eastern Orthodox Church and from Shakespeare's Hamlet (probably 1599–1601). [4]
Pott then published "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" in 1866 in his Hymns fitted to the Order of Common Prayer hymnal. [7] [8] The hymn eventually gained popularity in the United Kingdom and in the United States. In 1872, Arthur Sullivan wrote a separate tune, which was also called "Angel Voices" for the hymn. [9]