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Like the 1816 "Angels from the Realms of Glory", the lyrics of "Angels We Have Heard on High" are inspired by, but not an exact translation of, the traditional French carol known as "Les Anges dans nos campagnes" ("the angels in our countryside"), whose first known publication was in 1842. [3] The music was attributed to "W. M.".
The lyrics of Angels We Have Heard on High were written to a slightly modified version of the music of French traditional song Les Anges dans nos campagnes (literally translating to 'The Angels in our Countryside'). Chadwick's lyrics are clearly inspired but are not a direct translation of the song, though there are similarities.
Angels We Have Heard on High; Anima Christi (Soul of my Saviour) Asperges me; As a Deer; As I Kneel Before You (also known as Maria Parkinson's Ave Maria) At That First Eucharist; At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing; At the Name of Jesus; Attende Domine; Aurora lucis rutilat; Ave Maria; Ave maris stella; Ave Sanctissima [2] Ave verum corpus
A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the American carol Angels We Have Heard on High. Sometimes the original "Gloria in excelsis Deo" refrain from the French carol is sung in place of Montgomery's lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King". In the United States, "Regent Square" is the most common tune for this carol. [1]
tune: Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) written originally to the lyrics of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. 1599 "Angels from the Realms of Glory" lyrics: James Montgomery; music: Henry Thomas Smart, 1867, to the tune of "Regent Square". In the UK a slightly different arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High" ("Gloria") 1816
Nahum Tate's well-known carol "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (1700) is entirely devoted to describing the annunciation to the shepherds, and the episode is also significant in "The First Nowell", Angels from the Realms of Glory, the originally French carol "Angels We Have Heard on High", and several others.
Noel, "Angels We Have Heard on High", with Jenny Gullen and Stephen Murray (Via, 1995) Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard, "Love Is So Blind" (Fingerprint, 1996) Within the Sound of Your Voice by Amy Morriss, "Has to Be You" (Myrrh, 1997) Songs 4 Life: Renew Your Heart, "Seize the Day" (Madacy, 1998)
Gotteslob ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium.First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaking Catholics, succeeding the first common German hymnal, the 1975 edition of the same name.