First Line: Angels we have heard on high,

1
Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing o’er the plains
and the mountains in reply,
echoing their joyous strains.

Refrain:
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heavenly song? [Refrain]

3
Come to Bethlehem and see
him whose birth the angels sing;
come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the new-born King. [Refrain]

French:
1
Les anges dans nos campagnes
ont entonné l'hymne des cieux;
et l'écho de nos montagnes
redit ce chant mélodieux.

Refrain:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

2
Bergers, pour qui cette fête?
Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants?
Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête
mérite ces cris triomphants? [Refrain]

3
Cherchons tous l'heureux village
que l'a vu naître sous ses toits;
offronslui le tendre hommage
et de nos coeurs et de nos vois! [Refrain]