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 
 
Come to Bethlehem and see 
Christ Whose birth the angels sing; 
Come, adore on bended knee, 
Christ the Lord, the newborn King. 
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See Him in a manger laid, 
Whom the choirs of angels praise; 
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, 
While our hearts in love we raise. 
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