Moravian Book of Worship ‎#288

288. Angels We Have Heard on High

1 Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing through the night,
and the mountains in reply
echoing their brave delight.

Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these song of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear? [Refrain]

3 Come to Bethlehem, and see
him whose birth the angels sing.
Come adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born king. [Refrain]

4 See him in a manger laid
whom the angels praise above.
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
while we raise our hearts in love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Angels we have heard on high
• Title: Angels We Have Heard on High
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Matthew 1:23
  ;
  Luke 2:8-15
• Topic: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas
• Source: Trad. French Carol

Tune Information

• Name: GLORIA
• Arranger: Edward Shippen Barnes (1937)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. with Refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: French carol melody