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"Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin
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 for "Glory to God in the highest") is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology
Doxology

A doxology is a short hymn of praises to God in various Christianity worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar practice in the Jewish synagogue....
 (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri
Glory Be to the Father

Glory Be to the Father, also known as Gloria Patri, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christianity liturgy. It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology or Lesser Doxology, to distinguish it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo....
) and the Angelic Hymn.

The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria.

It is an example of the psalmi idiotici ("private psalms", i.e. compositions by individuals in imitation of the Biblical Psalter
Psalter

A Psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms and which often contains other devotional material. Various schemes for the arrangement of the Psalms are described in Latin Psalters....
) that were popular in the second and third centuries.






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"Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for "Glory to God in the highest") is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology
Doxology

A doxology is a short hymn of praises to God in various Christianity worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar practice in the Jewish synagogue....
 (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri
Glory Be to the Father

Glory Be to the Father, also known as Gloria Patri, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christianity liturgy. It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology or Lesser Doxology, to distinguish it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo....
) and the Angelic Hymn.

The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria.

It is an example of the psalmi idiotici ("private psalms", i.e. compositions by individuals in imitation of the Biblical Psalter
Psalter

A Psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms and which often contains other devotional material. Various schemes for the arrangement of the Psalms are described in Latin Psalters....
) that were popular in the second and third centuries. Other surviving examples of this lyric poetry are the Te Deum
Te Deum

The Te Deum is an Early Christian hymn of praise. The hymn remains in regular use in the Roman Catholic Church in the Office of Readings found in the Liturgy of the Hours, and in thanksgiving to God for a special blessing either after Mass or Divine Office or as a separate religious ceremony....
 and the Phos Hilaron
Phos Hilaron

Phos Hilaron is an ancient Christian hymn originally written in Koine Greek. The hymn is known in English language as 'Hail Gladdening Light' or 'O Resplendent Light'....
.

History

The hymn begins with the words that the angel
Ángel

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s sang when the birth of Christ was announced to shepherds in . Other verses were added very early, forming a doxology, which in the fourth century became part of morning prayers, and is still recited in the Byzantine Rite
Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite, is the liturgy used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches and by the Greek-Catholic Churches ....
 Orthros
Matins

Matins is the early morning or night prayer service in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodoxy liturgy of the canonical hours....
 service.

The Latin
Latin

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 translation is traditionally attributed to Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers

Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Malleus Arianorum" and the "Athanasius of Alexandria of the West"....
 (c. 300-368), who may have learned it while in the East (359-360). The Vulgate
Vulgate

The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labors of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of Vetus Latina....
 Latin translation of the Bible
Bible

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 was commissioned only in 382. The Latin hymn thus uses the word excelsis to translate the Greek word ???st??? (the highest) in , not the word altissimis, which Saint Jerome
Jerome

Saint Jerome was a Christian priest and Christian apologetics best known for translating the Vulgate. He is recognized by the Catholic Church as a canonized saint and Doctor of the Church, and his version of the Bible is still an important text in Catholicism....
 preferred for his translation.

Present-day Greek text

???a ?? ???st??? Te? ?a? ?p? ??? e????? ?? ?????p??? e?d???a.
?µ???µ?? se, e??????µ?? se, p??s?????µ?? se, d????????µ?? se, e??a??st??µ?? s??, d?? t?? µe????? s?? d??a?.
????e ?as??e?, ?p??????e Te?, ??te? pa?t????t??, ????e ??? µ????e???, ??s?? ???st?, ?a? ????? ??e?µa.
????e ? Te??, ? ?µ??? t?? Te??, ? ???? t?? ?at???, ? a???? t?? ?µa?t?a? t?? ??sµ??, ????s?? ?µ??, ? a???? t?? ?µa?t?a? t?? ??sµ??.
???sde?a? t?? d??s?? ?µ??, ? ?a??µe??? ?? de??? t?? ?at???, ?a? ????s?? ?µ??.
?t? s? e? µ???? ?????, s? e? µ???? ??????, ??s??? ???st??, e?? d??a? Te?? ?at???. ?µ??.
?a?' ???st?? ?µ??a? e?????s? se, ?a? a???s? t? ???µ? s?? e?? t?? a???a ?a? e?? t?? a???a t?? a?????.
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill to all people.
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory.
Lord, King, heavenly God, Father, almighty; Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, you who take away the sins of the world.
Receive our prayer, you who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
For you only are holy, only you are Lord
Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Each day we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages.


Present-day Latin text

Glória in excélsis Deo
et in terra pax homínibus bonae voluntátis.
Laudámus te,
benedícimus te,
adorámus te,
glorificámus te,
grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam glóriam tuam,
Dómine Deus, Rex cćléstis,
Deus Pater omnípotens.
Dómine Fili Unigénite, Iesu Christe,
Dómine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris,
qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis;
qui tollis peccáta mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram.
Qui sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis.
Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus,
Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spíritu: in glória Dei Patris. Amen.
Glory be to God on high.
And in earth peace towards men of good will.
We praise thee.
We bless thee.
We worship thee.
We glorify thee.
We give thanks to thee for thy great glory.
O Lord God, heavenly King
God the Father almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ.
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right of the Father, have mercy upon us.
For thou only art Holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only art the Most High.
Thou only, O Jesu Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art Most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen.


Liturgical use

In the Byzantine Rite, the Greater Doxology is used in the Orthros
Matins

Matins is the early morning or night prayer service in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodoxy liturgy of the canonical hours....
 and in the Apodeipnon
Compline

Compline is the final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word Compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day....
 services, but not in the Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine church tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches....
. On the contrary, in the Roman Rite
Roman Rite

The liturgy of the Catholic Church of Rome is called the Roman Rite. The quite distinct term Latin Rite usually refers not to a liturgical rite but to the particular Church within the Roman Catholic Church that was sometimes referred to also as the Patriarchate of the West....
 this hymn is not included in the Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Roman Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the Clergy#Christian_clergy, Christian monasticism, and laity....
, but is sung or recited in the Mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
, after the Kyrie
Kyrie

K?rie is from the Greek language word ????e , the vocative case of ?????? , meaning O Lord. It is the common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called K?rie, el?ison which is Greek language for Lord, have mercy....
s, on Sundays outside of Lent
Lent

Lent, in Christianity, is the period of the liturgical year leading up to Easter. Conventionally it is described as being forty days long, though different Christian denominations calculate the forty days differently....
 and Advent
Advent

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 and on solemnities
Solemnity

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 and feasts.

In the Church of England
Church of England

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 Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer is the common title of a number of prayer books of the Church of England and used throughout the Anglican Communion. The first book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI of England, was a product of the English Reformation following the break with Roman Catholic Church....
 of 1549, it was used in the same position as in the Roman Rite, but was later moved to the end of the service, immediately before the concluding blessing. This was for centuries the official prayer book of the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches. There is no single "Anglican Church" with universal juridical authority as each national or regional church has full autonomy....
, but the Common Worship
Common Worship

Common Worship is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000....
 provides two Orders, in one of which the hymn is in the earlier position. The American Prayer Book of 1928 allowed the hymn to be used in Evening Prayer.

The hymn is used also in the Divine Service
Divine Service

The Divine Service is the liturgy of the Lutheranism Church which is used during the celebration of the Eucharist. It has its roots in the medieval Latin mass as revised by Martin Luther in his Formula missae of 1523 and his Deutsche Messe of 1526....
 of the Lutheran Church and in the services of many other Christian
Christian

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 churches.

A tradition recorded in the Liber Pontificalis
Liber Pontificalis

The Liber Pontificalis is a book of biography of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century. The original publication of the Liber Pontificalis stopped with Pope Adrian II or Pope Stephen V , but it was later supplemented in a different style until Pope Eugene IV and then Pope Pius II ....
 attributes to Pope Telesphorus
Pope Telesphorus

Pope Saint Telesphorus was pope from 126 or 127 to 137 or 138, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was Greek people by birth....
 (128–139?) the use of the hymn at the Mass of Christmas Day and to Pope Symmachus
Pope Symmachus

Pope Saint Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514.He was born on Sardinia, the son of Fortunatus. He was baptized in Rome, where he became archdeacon of the Church under Pope Anastasius II....
 (498-514) its use on Sundays and the feasts of martyr
Martyr

The term martyr is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices his or her life in order to further a cause or belief for many....
s, but only by bishops; the right to use it was later extended to priests, at first only at Easter
Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christianity liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was Resurrection of Jesus from the dead three days after his Crucifixion of Jesus, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday , two days after Good Friday....
 and on the day of their ordination, but by the end of the eleventh century priests, as well as bishops, used it in the Mass on Sundays and feasts outside of Lent and Pre-Lent
Septuagesima

Septuagesima , an observance dropped from the calendar as revised following the Second Vatican Council but still in use in the traditional calendars, is the name given to the third from the last Sunday before Lent in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism churches....
. After the twelfth century Advent
Advent

Advent is a Liturgical year of the Christianity, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus; in other words, the period immediately before Christmas....
 began to be considered a penitential period in imitation of Lent
Lent

Lent, in Christianity, is the period of the liturgical year leading up to Easter. Conventionally it is described as being forty days long, though different Christian denominations calculate the forty days differently....
, to the exclusion therefore of the Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Associated ritual

The Roman Missal
Roman Missal

The Roman Missal is the Liturgical books of the Roman rite that contains the texts and rubric s for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church....
 of the Tridentine period
Tridentine Mass

The Tridentine Mass is a common name for the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962....
 instructed the priest, when saying the opening phrase "Gloria in excelsis Deo", to extend his hands and raise them to shoulder height and, at the word "Deo", to join them and bow his head. He was then to continue the recitation standing erect with hands joined and bowing his head to the cross at the words "Adoramus te", "Gratias agimus tibi", "Iesu Christe" (twice), and "Suscipe deprecationem nostram", and at the concluding phrase (as also at the concluding phrase of the Nicene Creed
Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that is most widely used in Christianity liturgy. It is called Nicene because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Iznik by the first ecumenical council, which met there in 325....
 and the Sanctus
Sanctus

Sanctus is the Latin word for holy or saint, and is the name of an important hymn of Christianity liturgy.In Western Christianity, the Sanctus is sung as the final words of the Preface_ of the Eucharistic Prayer, the prayer of consecration of the bread and wine....
), to make a large sign of the cross
Sign of the cross

The Sign of the Cross is a ritual hand motion made by members of most but not all branches of Christianity. It may be accompanied by the trinitarian formula....
 on himself. At High Mass
Solemn Mass

Solemn Mass or Solemn High Mass or simply High Mass is - when these terms are used in a technical sense, not merely as a description - the full ceremonial form of the Tridentine Mass, celebrated by a priest with a deacon and a subdeacon, with most of the parts of the Mass sung, and with the use of incense....
 the priest intoned the opening phrase, while the deacon and subdeacon stood behind him; then they joined him at the altar and together with him quietly recited the rest of the hymn, after which they sat down while waiting for the choir to finish its singing.

The revised Roman Missal says: "The Gloria is intoned by the priest or, if appropriate, by a cantor or by the choir; but it is sung either by everyone together, or by the people alternately with the choir, or by the choir alone. If not sung, it is to be recited either by all together or by two parts of the congregation responding one to the other." No particular ritual gestures are prescribed.

Musical settings

The Gloria was sung to a wide variety of melodies. Modern scholars have catalogued well over two hundred of them. The Roman Missal
Roman Missal

The Roman Missal is the Liturgical books of the Roman rite that contains the texts and rubric s for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church....
 indicates several different plainchant melodies. In addition, several "farced" Glorias were composed in the Middle Ages
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 and were still sung in places when the Roman Missal
Roman Missal

The Roman Missal is the Liturgical books of the Roman rite that contains the texts and rubric s for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church....
 was revised by order of Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V

Pope Saint Pius V , born Antonio Ghislieri was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the implementation of the Council of Trent, the Counterreformation and the standardisation of the liturgy....
 in 1570. These expanded the basic Gloria by, for instance, adding to mentions of Jesus Christ a mention of some relationship between him and his mother. The use of these additional phrases in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blessed Virgin Mary

The Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes shortened to The Blessed Virgin or The Virgin Mary, is a traditional title used by most Christians and most specifically used by liturgical Christians such as Roman Catholics, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholics, and some others to describe Mary, mother of Jesus, the mother of...
 was so common that in editions of the Roman Missal earlier than the 1921 revision, the text of the Gloria was followed by the rubric: "Sic dicitur Gloria in excelsis Deo, etiam in Missis beatć Marić, quando dicenda est" (When the Gloria in excelsis Deo is to be recited, it is recited in this way, even in Masses of Blessed Mary).

Almost all polyphonic settings of the Mass include the Gloria. In addition, there are settings for the Gloria alone, including:

  • Gloria (Vivaldi)
    Gloria (Vivaldi)

    Antonio Vivaldi wrote several settings of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo. RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi; however, he was known to have written at least three Gloria settings....
    , RV 589, and the less famous Gloria RV 588.
  • Gloria (Poulenc)
    Gloria (Poulenc)

    The Gloria by Francis Poulenc was written between May and December 1959, sets the Roman Catholic Gloria in excelsis Deo text, and is one of his most celebrated works....
  • Gloria (Rutter)
  • A setting of the Gloria by Handel
    HANDEL

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     for solo soprano
    Soprano

    A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four part chorale style harmony the soprano takes the highest part which usually encompasses the melody....
    , lost and then discovered at the end of the twentieth century.


There are also many musical settings of translations of the Gloria into various languages.

The Gloria has also encouraged the writing of popular hymns such as Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels We Have Heard on High

"Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol.The words of the song are based on a traditional France carol known as Les Anges dans nos campagnes ....
, Glory to God
Glory to God

"Glory to God" is a Christmas carol popular among United States and Canadian Reformed churches that have Netherlands roots. It is translated from the Dutch "Ere Zij God" and is one of the most beloved carols sung in the Protestant churches in the Netherlands....
, Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels from the Realms of Glory

'"Angels from the Realms of Glory"' is a Christmas carol written by James Montgomery. Its first printing was in the Sheffield Iris on Christmas Eve 1816, though it only began to be sung in churches after its 1825 reprinting in the Montgomery collection The Christian Psalmist and in the Religious Tract Society's The Christmas Box or N...
, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a Christmas hymn or Christmas carol written by Charles Wesley, the brother of John Wesley. It first appeared in Hymns and Sacred Poems in 1739....
, and While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" is a Christmas carol with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and Poet Laureate, Nahum Tate....


Media


Some English translations

Book of Common Prayer (1662)
Glory be to God on high
And on earth peace, goodwill towards men,


We praise thee, we bless thee,
we worship thee, we glorify thee,
we give thanks to thee, for thy great glory
O Lord God, heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty.


O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy;
thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ,
art most high
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.


St. Andrew Daily Missal (1952)
Glory to God in the highest.
And on earth peace to men of good will.


We praise Thee.
We bless Thee.
We adore Thee.
We glorify Thee.
We give thanks to Thee for Thy great Glory.


O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty.
O Lord the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For Thou only art Holy.
Thou only art the Lord.
Thou only, O Jesus Christ, art Most High.
With the Holy Ghost, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.


ICET ecumenical version (1975)
Glory to God in the highest
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
Almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople New Rome, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill among men.
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory.
Lord, King, God of heaven, Father almighty: Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world.
Receive our prayer, you who sit on the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
For you alone are holy, you alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.


Orthodox Church of America (late twentieth century)
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.
We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory.
O Lord, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty; O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and O Holy Spirit.
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world; have mercy on us;
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord, O Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.


Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (late twentieth century)

Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill to all people.
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory.
Lord, King, heavenly God, Father, almighty; Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, you who take away the sins of the world.
Receive our prayer, you who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
For you only are holy, only you are Lord
Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.


ICEL
International Commission on English in the Liturgy

The International Commission on English in the Liturgy was established on October 17 1963 as a result of the Second Vatican Council's decision to allow the public celebration of the Catholic Mass in the vernacular....
 (2007)

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only-begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.


See also

  • Great Doxology
    Great Doxology

    The Great Doxology is an ancient hymn of praise to the Trinity which is chanted or read daily in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches Churches....
  • Phos Hilaron
    Phos Hilaron

    Phos Hilaron is an ancient Christian hymn originally written in Koine Greek. The hymn is known in English language as 'Hail Gladdening Light' or 'O Resplendent Light'....
  • Te Deum
    Te Deum

    The Te Deum is an Early Christian hymn of praise. The hymn remains in regular use in the Roman Catholic Church in the Office of Readings found in the Liturgy of the Hours, and in thanksgiving to God for a special blessing either after Mass or Divine Office or as a separate religious ceremony....


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