angels we have heard on high sweetly singing on the plain and the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strain gloria in excelsius deo gloria in excelsius deo shepherds why this jubilee why your joyful strains prolong and the gladsome tidings be which inspire your heav nly song gloria in excelsius deo gloria in excelsius deo come to bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing come adore on bended knee christ the lord the newborn king gloria in excelsius deo gloria in excelsius deo see him in a manger laid whom the choir of angels praise holy spirit lend thine aid while our hearts in love we raise gloria in excelsius deo gloria in excelsius deo