angels we have heard on high sweetly singing through the night and the mountains in reply echoing their great 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 christ the lord the newborn king gloria in excelsis deo gloria in excelsis deo while shepherds watches their flock by night all seated on the ground the angel of the lord came down and glory shone around and glory shone around gloria in excelsis deo gloria in excelsis deo in excelsis deo