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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.
2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav’nly song? [Chorus]
3. Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Angels we have heard on high |
| Title: | Angels We Have Heard on High |
| Refrain First Line: | Gloria in excelsis Deo |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Christmas |
| Source: | French carol, ca. 1862 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Angels we have heard on high] |
| Incipit: | 33355 43323 53213 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | French carol |
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