Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse 1

Angels we have heard on high
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Refrain

Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse 2

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear?

Angels We Have Heard on High

Refrain

Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse 3

Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Refrain

Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse 4

See Him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Refrain

Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.