A New Christmas Carol - Sing Glory! Gloria!

Sing Glory! Gloria! Glory! Gloria!
(The Humble Shepherds Up High On The Hillsides)

Text: John A. Dalles, 2011
Tune: PAVLOVIC*
Meter: LMD

The humble shepherds up high on the hillsides,
Who watch and who wait through the long, lonely night,
Have seen the angels; have heard their fair voices,
Their glad songs of glory and echoes of light!
Sing Glory! Gloria! Glory! Gloria!
Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!
The humble shepherds up high on the hillsides
Sing Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!

The stars above us who whisper God loves us,
Who shine and who sparkle and bring us delight,
Have seen the angels; have heard their fair voices,
Their glad songs of glory and echoes of light!
Sing Glory! Gloria! Glory! Gloria!
Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!
The stars above us who whisper God loves us
Sing Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!

The busy people who live in big cities,
Who hurry and worry in fear and in fright,
Have seen the angels; have heard their fair voices,
Their glad songs of glory and echoes of light!
Sing Glory! Gloria! Glory! Gloria!
Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!
The busy people who live in big cities,
Sing Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!

The friends who gather in all kinds of weather,
To say “Merry Christmas” and mean what they say,
Have seen the angels; have heard their fair voices,
Their glad songs of glory and echoes this day!
Sing Glory! Gloria! Glory! Gloria!
Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!
The friends who gather in all kinds of weather,
Sing Gloria! Gloria! Jesus is born!

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Permission granted for one-time use in worship.

(Please let me know if your congregation sings this carol!)