2013 - Angels we have heard on high Traditional French carol, arr. John Rutter (b. 1947)
from Christmas Reprise XVIII by Vancouver Cantata Singers
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Les anges dans nos campagnes seems to date from an 18th-century noël from either Provence or Lorraine. James Chadwick (Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle) created a free English paraphrase, which was revised by H.F. Hémy and became the version we know. Martin Shaw harmonized the carol for The Oxford Book of Carols (1928), and John Rutter created our
arrangement in 1981.
arrangement in 1981.
lyrics
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
[Glory to God in the highest.]
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be,
Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore, on bended knee,
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
[Glory to God in the highest.]
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be,
Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore, on bended knee,
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
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from Christmas Reprise XVIII,
released November 22, 2022
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Vancouver Cantata Singers Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver Cantata Singers is a multi-award-winning, semi-professional choral ensemble in Vancouver, B.C.
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Known for technical virtuosity, fine blend and exceptionally high performance standards, the choir also commissions new works from critically acclaimed composers which have led to extremely successful and innovative collaborations with regional and international artists and ensembles.
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