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Angels We Have Heard on High

Author: J. Chadwick, 1813-82 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 251 hymnals Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1 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; 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? What glad tidings did you hear? Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. 3 Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the new-born king. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. 4 See, within a manger laid, Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth, Lend your voices, lend your aid To proclaim the Savior's birth! Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: GLORIA

A Christmas Gloria

Appears in 60 hymnals First Line: Glory to God in the highest Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Topics: Service Music for Mass Gloria; The Liturgical Year Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year The Baptism of the Lord; The Liturgical Year The Epiphany of the Lord; The Liturgical Year The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Used With Tune: GLORIA Text Sources: Refrain: Trad. French Carol

Come and worship Christ the new-born King

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Appears in 777 hymnals First Line: Angels from the realms of glory Lyrics: 1 Angels from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth; ye who sang creation's story now proclaim Messiah's birth: Refrain: Come and worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds in the field abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing; yonder shines the infant Light: [Refrain] 3 Sages, leave your contemplations; brighter visions beam afar; seek the great Desire of Nations; ye have seen his natal star: [Refrain] 4 Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear, suddenly the Lord, descending, in his temple shall appear: [Refrain] 5 Though an infant now we view him, he shall fill his Father's throne, gather all the nations to him; every knee shall then bow down: [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Candlemas; Christmas I Year C; Proper 22 Year C Scripture: Haggai 2:4 Used With Tune: IRIS Text Sources: Iris, 1816; The Christmas Box, 1825