" Angels We Have Heard on High " is a Christmas carol
with the lyrics written by James Chadwick ,
Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle , to the music from a
French song called Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes. The
music is the same as the original song, though
Chadwick's lyrics albeit unique and original are
clearly derived and inspired, and in parts a loose
translation. The song’s subject is the birth of Jesus
Christ narrated in the Gospel of Luke , specifically
the scene in which shepherds outsid...(+)
" Angels We Have Heard on High " is a Christmas carol
with the lyrics written by James Chadwick ,
Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle , to the music from a
French song called Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes. The
music is the same as the original song, though
Chadwick's lyrics albeit unique and original are
clearly derived and inspired, and in parts a loose
translation. The song’s subject is the birth of Jesus
Christ narrated in the Gospel of Luke , specifically
the scene in which shepherds outside Bethlehem
encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising
the newborn child.