Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing 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 heav'nly song? Gloria, in excelsis Deo, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. 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.