Verse one Angels we have heard on high              Sweetly singing o’er the plains           And the mountains in reply                                                       ( ) Echoing their joyous strains. Verse two Shepherds why this jubilee           Why your joyous strains prolong             What the gladsome tidings be                                                            ( ) Which inspire your heavenly song   Refrain one                      (Turn) Gloria               in excelsis Deo Verse three Come to Bethlehem and see             Christ Whose birth the angels sing;         Come adore on bended knee                                                             ( ) Christ the Lord the newborn King Refrain two Gloria               in excelsis Deo           E (Turn) Gloria       in excelsis Deo Verse four   See Him in a manger laid          Jesus Lord of Heaven and earth              Mary Joseph lend your aid                                                            ( ) With the singing of Saviour’s birth Refrain three Gloria            in excelsis Deo Gloria          in excelsis Deo in excelsis Deo   in excelsis Deo