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Angels We Have Heard on High

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

Chorus:
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear?

Come to Bethlehem and see Him
whose birth the angels sing;
come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.

See Him in a manger laid
whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
while we raise our hearts in love.