Angels we have heard on high

This carol "Angels we have heard on high" was translated in 1862, from the original French carol, by Bishop James Chadwick. In England, the words of "Angels from the Realms of Glory" are sung to this tune. Play the video of the song and enjoy singing along to the music.

Angels we have heard on high

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 heavenly song?

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Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

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See Him in a manger laid
Jesus Lord of heaven and earth;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
With us sing our Savior's birth.

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Angels we have heard on high Christmas Carol Music and lyrics