angels we have heard on high

Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.

Gloria
In Excelsis Deo,
Gloria
In Excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the 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 within a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
With us sing our Savior's birth.

Gloria
In Excelsis Deo,
Gloria
In Excelsis Deo.

Gloria
In Excelsis Deo,
Gloria
In Excelsis Deo.

Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.