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Christian Hymns & Songs – Gloria In Excelsis Deo: English translation #. Original lyrics in Latin. Read full translation on LyricsTranslate.
Gloria in Excelsis Lyrics: Angels we have heard on high / Singing sweetly o'er the plains / And the mountains in reply / Echoing their joyous strains / Gloria in excelsis Deo! / Gloria in excelsis Deo
This document contains the Latin and English lyrics to the hymn 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo'. The lyrics praise God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit and acknowledge God as the highest being.
The carol 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo' means 'Angels We Have Heard on High' in English. James Chadwick translated the carol from French to English based on older French origins. Many artists and bands have created versions of 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo' in various languages.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis 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 excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo! See Him in a manger laid Jesus Lord of heaven and earth; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, With us sing our Savior’s birth.
Gloria in excelsis Deo is an example of the psalmi idiotici ("private psalms", i.e., compositions by individuals in imitation of the biblical Psalter) that were popular in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Other surviving examples of this lyric poetry are the Te Deum and the Phos Hilaron. [4] In the 4th century it became part of morning prayers, and is still recited in the Byzantine Rite Orthros ...