Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing over the plains,
And the mountains, in reply,
Echoing their joyful strains.
Glo... ria in excelsis Deo (2)
Shepherds, why this jubilee ?
Why your joyful strains prolong ?
What the glad some tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song ?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing,
Come adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new born king.
See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise