African American Heritage Hymnal ‎#206

206. Angels We Have Heard on High

1 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.

2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be,
Which inspire your heav'nly song. [Refrain]

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

Text Information

• First Line: Angels we have heard on high
• Title: Angels We Have Heard on High
• French Title: Les anges dans nos compagnes
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:14
• Topic: Worship and Adoration
• Source: French, c. 18th C.; Crown of Jesus Music, London, 1862, tr.

Tune Information

• Name: GLORIA
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: French Traditional