Angels we have heard on high,  Singing sweetly through the night,   And the mountains in reply   Echoing their brave delight.   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 tiding did you hear?   Gloria in excelsis Deo.   Gloria in excelsis Deo.     Come to Bethlehem and see  Him whose birth the angels sing;  Come, adore on bended knee   Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.  Gloria in excelsis Deo.   Gloria in excelsis Deo.     See him in a manger laid   Whom the angels praise above;  Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,   While we raise our hearts in love.  Gloria in excelsis Deo.   Gloria in excelsis Deo.