Worship Supplement ‎#711

711. 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 heavenly 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 Glory to the Father be,
Glory, Virgin-born to thee,
Glory to the Holy Ghost,
Praised by men and heavenly host: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Angels we have heard on high
• Title: Angels We Have Heard on High
• Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. with refrain
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Christian Year: Christmastide
• Source: 18th-century French carol, cento
• Notes: French: Les anges dans nos campagnes

Tune Information

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