Christmas Carols:
Angels We Have Heard on High

Words: Traditional French Carol, Public Domain
Music: French carol melody; arr. by Edward Shippen Barnes

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!

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?

Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, our new-born King

Refrain (repeat):
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!

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