In Excelsis Deo
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(chorus)
Glory, Glory
In excelsis Deo
Glory, Glory
In excelsis De - o
(verse 1)
From mountain heights of Israel
To the depths of every heart
There’s a groaning and a growing hallowed cry…
“Glory to the Lord on High!”
(verse 2)
As numbered as the stars and sand
God’s children, as one will stand
Through out the ages, and every nation, all will cry…
“Glory to the Lord on High!”
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Thanks to the classic Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard on High", we all sing the Latin phase "Gloria In Excelsis Deo" during the holiday season.
That phrase, translated to English, is "Glory to God in the Highest".
We sing that during the holiday season, but we don't sing it at any other time during the year. Now, I realize that the phrase itself comes from Linus and the famous Christmas passage in Luke 1, which is why we sing it at Christmas. But those words are obviously true no matter what season we are in.
This song is a song of the coming consummation of the Kingdom of God; a day in which the groaning Paul talks about in Romans 8 will be replaced by all creation and all mankind together proclaiming "Glory to the Lord on High!"...or "Gloria In Excelsis Deo!"
