Hearken, all! what ho­ly sing­ing
Now is sound­ing from the sky!
’Tis a hymn with grand­eur ring­ing,
Sung by voic­es clear and high.

Refrain

Gloria in ex­cel­sis Deo,
Gloria in ex­cel­sis Deo.

On the plain, the sim­ple shep­herds
Watched their flocks the long night through;
From on high they heard the voic­es,
Sounding through the heav’n­ly blue.

Refrain

See, with­in the man­ger low­ly,
Wide the Christ Child spreads His arms.
Raise to Him your joy­ful voic­es,
Sing we all No­el, No­el.

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