Angels We Have Heard on High

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 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 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