ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD IN HEAVEN

Angels we have heard in heaven\nSweetly singing o’er our plains,\nAnd the mountain-tops in answer\nEchoing their joyous strains.\nGloria in excelsis Deo.\n2. Shepherds, why this exultation?\nWhy your rapturous strain prolong?\nTell us of the gladsome tidings\nWhich inspire you joyous song.\nGloria in excelsis Deo.\n3. Come to Bethlehem, and see him\nO’er whose birth the angels sing:\nCome, adore, devoutly kneeling;\nChrist the Lord, the new-born King.\nGloria in excelsis Deo.\n4. See him in a manger lying\nWhom the choir of angels praise!\nMary, Joseph, come to aid us\nWhile our hearts in love we raise.\nGloria in excelsis Deo.