Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains

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 heav’nly song?

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

See within a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth!
All creation, lend your aid,
Sing with us our Savior’s birth.

Anonymous, Public Domain