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| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 with refrain |
| Incipit: | 33335 54313 32335 543 |
| Source: | French carol melody |
IRIS is very closely related to the tune GLORIA. Their contours are somewhat different at the ends of the first four phrases. The first and third phrases of IRIS end with 3-1, instead of holding 3. The second and fourth phrases of IRIS end with 5-4-3, while GLORIA ends with 3-2-1.
| Instances (3) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #100 | Angels we have heard on high | Angels We Have Heard on High | Gloria in excelsis Deo | Warren M. Angell | 7.7.7.7 with refrain | Luke 2:13 | GLORIA | F Major or modal | 1991 | ||||||||
| Common Praise #135 | Shepherds in the field abiding (Les anges dans nos campagnes) | Shepherds In The Field Abiding | Gloria in excelesis Deo | George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934) | Martin Shaw (1875-1958) | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | Luke 2:1-20; Luke 2:1-20 | IRIS | F Major or modal | French; English | 1998 | ||||||
| Les Chants de Pèlerin #155 | Les anges dans nos campagnes | Les Anges dans Nos Campagnes | Gloria in excelsis Deo | Martin Shaw (1875-1958) | GLORIA | G Major or modal | French | 2001 |
