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!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joy ous strains prolong?
What the glad some tidings be Which in spire your heav’nly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Come to Bethlehem and see Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, a dore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the new born King.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
See Him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
credits
from Hymns of Christmas (Piano Accompaniments),
released November 13, 2015
Words: French Carol;
Translated by James Chadwick, 1862.
Music: 'Gloria' French carol melody.