| Inspiration: | Luke 2: 8-15; Les anges dans nos campagnes, French, ca. 18th cent. |
| Lyrics: | James Chadwick, 1813-1882, adapted in Henri Hemy’s Crown of Jesus Music, 1862. |
| Meter: | S77.77 R36.36 |
| Info: | hymnary.org •
hymnologyarchive.com •
hymnquest.com hymntime.com • smallchurchmusic.com |
GLORIA (aka IRIS)
| Composer: | traditional French carol; arranged by Edward S. Barnes, 1885-1958, in The New Church Hymnal, 1937. |
| Note: | There are two variations in the melody of this tune. The setting typically used with Angels We Have Heard on High has non-melismatic verses, while the tune used with Angels from the Realms of Glory has melismatic verses and is often called IRIS rather than GLORIA. The same harmonization can be used for both. |
| Hymnals: | As One Voice, Vol. 2: 140 Catholic Worship Book: 622 Catholic Worship Book II: 255 Gather Australia: 286 New Living Parish Hymn Book: 20 Celebration Hymnal for Everyone: 48 Catholic Book of Worship III: 320 Heritage Missal 2026-29: 186 Journeysongs, 2nd ed.: 341 Journeysongs, 3rd ed.: 308 Worship, 3rd ed.: 376 Worship, 4th ed.: 417 |
| Downloads: | accompaniment •
chords •
melody •
piano |
| GLORIA (as in The New Living Parish Hymn Book) lyrics • harmony • score • keyboard • lead • tablet • choir • assembly • slides | |
| GLORIA (IRIS) (as in Catholic Worship Book II) lyrics • harmony • score • keyboard • lead • tablet • choir • assembly • slides |
Melody variation: Catholic Worship Book II / New Living Parish Hymn Book • Worship, 4th ed.
