Hymn Detail
Lyrics
Traditional French Melody
Translated by James Chadwick 1862
[Key: Db]
Verse 1
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plain
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strain
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Verse 2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be?
Which inspire your heavenly songs?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Verse 3
Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
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{title:Angels We Have Heard On High}
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{subtitle: Version 1.0, 6/3/2023}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Verse 1}
[D]Angels we have [A7]heard on [D]high
[D]Sweetly singing [A7]o'er the [D]plains
[D] [Bm]And the mountains [A7]in rep[D]ly
[D]Echoing their [A7]joyous [D]strains.
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus}
{comment: Chorus}
[D]Glo--[B7]--[Em]--[A7]--[D]--[G]--[A]--ria,
[D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]De--[A]o,
[D]Glo--[B7]--[Em]--[A7]--[D]--[G]--[A]--ria,
[D]in [A]ex[D]cel[G]sis [D]De--[A]o.
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Verse 2}
[D]Shepherds, [A7]why this jubi[D]lee?
[D]Why your [A7]joyful strains [D]prolong?
[D] [Bm]Say what may the [A7]tiding[D]s be,
[D]Which inspire [A7]your hea[D]v'nly song?
{end_of_verse}
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