Angels we have heard on high,sweetly singing o'er the plains,and the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains.Chorus:Gloria in excelsis Deo;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?Come to Bethlehem and see Himwhose birth the angels sing;come, adore on bended kneeChrist, the Lord, the newborn King.See Him in a manger laidwhom the angels praise above;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,while we raise our hearts in love.