Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#30

30. Angels we have heard on high

1 Angels we have heard on high,
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

2 Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear?
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

3 Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Angels we have heard on high
• Alterer: Earl Marlatt, 1892 -
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
• Source: Traditional French carol

Tune Information

• Name: GLORIA (IRIS)
• Arranger: Edward Shippen Barnes, 1887 -
• Key: F Major
• Source: French Carol