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 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 Gloria, in excelsis Deo 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 Gloria, in excelsis Deo Gloria, in excelsis Deo in excelsis Deo, in excelsis Deo