1. Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains :
R. Gloria
In excelsis Deo ! (bis)
2. Shepherds, why this jubilee ?
Why your joyous strains prolong ?
Say, what may the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav’nly song ?
3. Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing ;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the new-born King.
4. See within a manger laid
Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth !
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
Sing with us our Savior’s birth.
