Hört, der Engel helle Lieder

Translator: Otto Abel

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First Line: Hört, der Engel helle Lieder
French Title: Les anges dans nos campagnes
Translator: Otto Abel (1954)
Source: Frankriech 18. Jh.
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Copyright: Tr. © Otto Abel
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GLORIA (French)

GLORIA is the French noel tune traditionally associated with this text. The popularity of this carol stems from its refrain–all those cascading phrases in which human beings imitate the angels' chorus. Try using the refrain by itself as a short choral introit during the Christmas season, perhaps w…

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