Rejoice in the Lord ‎#206

206. 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 songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding 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 newborn 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
• Author: Anonymous (19th century)
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Biblical Characters: Joseph; Biblical Characters: Mary
• Source: 19th century

Tune Information

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