Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o'er the plainsAnd the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strainsGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?Gloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem and seeHim whose birth the angels singCome, adore on bended kneeChrist the Lord, the newborn KingGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
See Him in a manger laidWhom the choirs of angels praiseMary, Joseph, lend your aidWhile our hearts in love we raiseGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!