“Angels We Have Heard on High” was written in 1862 by James Chadwick, an Anglo-Irish Roman Catholic who served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. He modeled the song after a French Christmas carol called “Les Anges dans nos Compagnes,” which translates to “The Angels in our Countryside.” Though the English version […]
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Angels we have heard on high,Sweetly singing o’er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains: Glo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oria, in excelsis Deo!Glo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oria, in excelsis D-e-o! Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heav’nly song? Glo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oria, in excelsis Deo!Glo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oria, in excelsis D-e-o! Come to Bethlehem […]