Singing the Living Tradition ‎#231

231. Angels We Have Heard on High

1 Angels we have heard on high
sweetly singing o'er the plains
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains.

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 tidings did you hear? [Refrain]

3 See him in a manger laid
who 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: Earl Marlatt, 1892-1940
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas

Tune Information

• Name: GLORIA
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. with refrain
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: French carol, 1855