Angels We Have Heard On High
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Angels we have heard on high,
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Sweetly singing o'er the plains
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And the mountains in reply
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Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria...
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[Chorus:]
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Gloria, In Excelsius Deo
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Shepherd why this jubilee,
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Why your joyous strains prolong
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What the gladsome tidings be,
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Which inspire your heavenly song?
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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Glory to the newborn King,
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peace on earth, and mercy mild,
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God and sinners reconcile.
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Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
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join the triumph of the skies;
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with the angelic host proclaim,
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'Christ is born in Bethlehem'
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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Glory to the newborn King.
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Christ, by highest heaven adored,
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Christ, the everlasting Lord,
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late in time behold him come,
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offspring of a virgin's womb.
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Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
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hail, the incarnate deity,
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pleased as Man with to dwell,
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Jesus, our Emmanuel!
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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Glory to the newborn King.
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Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace!
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Hail the Sun of righteousness!
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Light and life to all he brings,
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risen with healing in his wings.
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Mild he lays his glory by,
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born that man no more may die,
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born to raise the suns of earth,
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born to give them second birth.
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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Glory to the newborn King.
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Medley: Angels We Have Heard On High / Hark! The Herald Angels
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| George Huff |
