Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#308

308. Angels We Have Heard on High

1 Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.

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

2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the 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 newborn King. [Refrain]

4 See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our we raise our hearts in love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Angels we have heard on high
• Title: Angels We Have Heard on High
• Translator: James Chadwick, 1831-1882 (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Meter: 77 77 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:6-20
• Topic: The Liturgical Year: Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
• Source: Trad. French Carol, ca. 18th cent.; Tr.: Crown of Jesus Music, II, London, 1862
• Notes: Other translators also

Tune Information

• Name: GLORIA
• Meter: 77 77 with refrain
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Trad. French Carol