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About this Hymn
This hymn has one of the most joyful and well-written choruses ever composed. The lyrical journey shines a light on the reality of incarnation in a way that refreshes the soul each time we sing it.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains:
Chorus
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Verse 2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heav'nly song?
Verse 3
Come to Bethlehem and see
him whose birth the angels sing;
come adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Verse 4
See him in a manger laid,
Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
sing with us our Savior's birth.
Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains:
Chorus
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Verse 2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heav'nly song?
Verse 3
Come to Bethlehem and see
him whose birth the angels sing;
come adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Verse 4
See him in a manger laid,
Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
sing with us our Savior's birth.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: French carol; tr. James Chadwick, 1860, alt.
Music: French carol; harm. Charles Hutchins, 1891; rev. E. S. Barnes, 1937
Music: French carol; harm. Charles Hutchins, 1891; rev. E. S. Barnes, 1937