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Angels We Have Heard on High: A Powerful Carol of Joy [Words]

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Angels We Have Heard on High (Words & Song) #1: Celebrate with Christmas Music!

Do you want to learn to sing Angels We Have Heard on High? In this article, you’ll get the essentials: 1) a video of the song Angels We Have Heard on High, 2) the Angels We Have Heard on High words, and 3) an easy-to-read shape note score with a sing along song track. Keep reading to celebrate with Christmas music!

This post uses musical terms. For definitions, see the Glossary at the end of the article.

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Angels We Have Heard on High (Words & Song) #2: Let’s Sing with the Video

Here’s the video for Angels We Have Heard on High. In the next section you’ll find the Angels We Have Heard on High words.

Video: Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels We Have Heard on High (Words & Song) #3: Learn the Angels We Have Heard on High Words For all Four Verses

Here are the Angels We Have Heard on High words:

Verse 1:

Angels we have heard on high,

Sweetly singing o’er our plains,

And the mountains in reply,

Echoing their joyous strains.

Chorus:

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Verse 2:

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your rapturous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heav’nly song?

(Chorus)

Verse 3:

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee,

Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

(Chorus)

Verse 4:

See Him in a manger laid,

Whom the choirs of angels praise,

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

While our hearts in love we raise.

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Angels We Have Heard on High (Words & Song) #4: Easy-To-Read Shape Note Notation

Angels We Have Heard on High is an old French carol. This version was published in 1917.

If you know how to read shape notes, feel free to go right to the score. To learn about reading music:

Here’s the score for Angels We Have Heard on High.

Mobile users: for best results reading the music, tilt your screen 90o to the right.

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Angels We Have Heard on High Sing Along Song Track:

The sing along song track uses synthetic voices rather than actual voices. Research has shown that this will help with the ability to identify and produce absolute pitch information. For more information:

Angels We Have Heard on High (Words & Song) #5: Final Thoughts

In this post, I’ve given you three ways to work with Angels We Have Heard on High:

  1. You can sing with the Angels We Have Heard on High video.
  2. Also, you can follow along with the Angels We Have Heard on High words.
  3. Or you can use the shape notes to help you with the melody.

This way you can personalize you singing experience. Have fun singing!

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