angels we have heard on high

Verse 1:
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,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Verse 2:
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tidings did you hear?
Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Verse 3:
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Verse 4:
See Him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.