Verse 1
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains.
Chorus
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Verse 2
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Verse 3
Come to Bethlehem and see Him Whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Verse 4
See Him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise.