[Verse 1]
Angels we have on heard high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains

[Refrain]
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

[Verse 2]
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?

[Refrain]
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

[Verse 3]
Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn king
[Refrain]
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
In excelsis Deo
In excelsis Deo