206. Angels We Have Heard on High
1 Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.
Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be,
Which inspire your heav'nly song? (Refrain)
3 Come to Bethlehem, and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King. (Refrain)
4 See within a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
With us sing our Savior's birth. (Refrain)
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Angels we have heard on high |
| Title: | Angels We Have Heard on High |
| Publication Date: | 1989 |
| Source: | Traditional French carol |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | [Angels we have heard on high] |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | Traditional French melody |
