XIV. Angels We Have Heard on High (ca. 1842)
Trad. French
Angels we have heard on high
singing sweetly through the night
and the mountains in reply
echoing their brave delight
Refrain
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear? (Refrain)
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the new-born King. (Refrain)
See Him in a manger laid,
whom the angels praise above
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
while we raise our hearts in love (Refrain)