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T:Excelsis Gloria!
B:Singing Together, Autumn 1974, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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K:G
B |B2 G G2 A |(B3E) z G |G2 E F2 D | E3-E z 
w:With song the air was filled_ When an-gels brought the word_
B |B2 G G2 A |(B3E) z G |G2 E F2 D | E3-E z 
w: My heart beat fast and thrilled;_ Such song I nev-er heard!_
 G |B2 A G2 B |d3 B2 c |B2 G A2 F | G3-Gz
w: They said in some strange lan-guage: "Ex-cel-sis! Glo-ri-a!"_
 B |B2 A G2 E |B2 B E2 G |F2 E F2 D | E3 z3 |]
w: I raised my head and tried to hear, But on-ly "God" came clear.