angEls we have heard on high
(Suggested Capo 2)
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Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains
Chorus
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Glor_________ri_ a
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In excelsis de o
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Glor_________ri_ a
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Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Chorus
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Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
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Unknown author, traditional french carol