Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly sounding o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!