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Christmas (1993) |
David Perry also passed on the version of the song that is generally sung in
English-speaking churches:
1. Angels from the realms of glory,
wing your flight o'er all the earth;
ye who sang creation's story
now proclaim Messiah's birth:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
2. Shepherds, in the field abiding,
watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
yonder shines the infant light:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
3. Sages, leave your contemplations,
brighter visions beam afar;
seek the great Desire of nations;
ye have seen his natal star:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
4. Saints, before the altar bending,
watching long in hope and fear;
suddenly the Lord, descending,
in his temple shall appear:
Gloria in excelsis Deo!