GLORIA
[Liturgical Use] Christmas season; in “carols from many lands” choral services.
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Proclamation of Christ's birth by heavenly messengers → Questioning shepherds → Invitation to witness the Incarnation → Adoration of the newborn King
Associated Hymn Texts (1)
Notes on the Tune
From Hymn Desk's analyses of the hymns sung to it.
LSB 368, Angels We Have Heard on High : GLORIA, the French carol melody, with its sequence on the refrain.