Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse 1
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly sing­ing o’er the plains, (Luke 2:13-14)
And the mount­ains in re­ply
Echoing their joy­ous strains.

Chorus
Gloria, in ex­cel­sis Deo!
Gloria, in ex­cel­sis Deo! (Luke 2:14)

Verse 2
Shepherds, why this ju­bi­lee? (Luke 2:20)
Why your joy­ous strains pro­long?
What the glad­some tid­ings be
Which in­spire your heav’n­ly song?

Verse 3
Come to Beth­le­hem and see
Christ whose birth the an­gels sing; (Luke 2:10-14, Heb. 1:6)
Come, adore on bend­ed knee, (Matt. 2:11)
Christ the Lord, the new­born King.

Verse 4
See Him in a man­ger laid, (Luke 2:7)
Whom the choirs of an­gels praise;
Mary, Jo­seph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.