Gloria

...And the church bells chime.

There sat a fair prin­cess...

...echoing their joyous strains

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!...

...Ding dong! Ve­ri­ly the sky is riv’n with an­gel sing­ing.

E’en so here be­low, be­low, let stee­ple bells be swung­en,...

...And to­day raise the lay,

Amen! Amen....

...In cot­tage or inn was no room for them!

Gloria in ex­cel­sis,...

...Sung by voic­es clear and high.

Gloria in ex­cel­sis Deo....

...Echoing their joy­ous strains.

Gloria, in ex­cel­sis Deo!...

...These good tid­ings of great joy.

The an­gel­ic song emp­loy....

...Surrexit Chris­tus ho­die,

Grieve not, vain man, who mor­tal art,...

...All in the wor­ship of that Child,

end...

...Ere the dawn was ev­en nigh,

Glory be to God on high....

...Voices, ten thou­sand, come, glad notes em­ploy,

end...

...In strange mys­te­ri­ous tones is sung:

Et in ter­ra pax ho­mi­ni­bus;...

...And let the child be born!

Archangels tell their mirth:...

...Be mirth­ful and make me­lo­dy;

Heaven, earth, sea, man, bird and beast;...