Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Or is it "Echo BACK their joyous strains"? Hmmm... This past weekend I went to a church service and they sang (from a Power Point slide) "Echo back..." and then that same afternoon to that same church to a Christmas pageant which ended with carol singalongs. Same church, same music pastor, power point slides, same song, same day ... but in the afternoon it was "Echoing..."
I sent him an e-mail this morning to ask about it. He told me that he also found a third version, dated 1937, that went something like this: "Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing through the night, And the mountains in reply, Echoing their brave delight!” vs. 2 “Shepherds why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tidings did you hear?” vs. 4 “See Him in a manger laid whom the angels praise above; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, while we raise our hearts in love."
Here is a pretty choir version of this hymn. Enjoy!
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