Angels We Have Heard on High
c. 1500 · Traditional; translation 1862 James Chadwick
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King
Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
See him in a manger laid
Him whose birth the angles praise
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid
While our hearts in love we raise
Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
