Verse 1:
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The An-gel Gabri - el from hea – ven came,
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His wings as drift – ed snow, his eyes as flame.
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'From God all hail,' the an – gel said to Ma – ry,
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'Most high-ly favoured la - dy! Glo - ri – a!
Verse 2:
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'Fear not, for you shall bear a ho – ly child,
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By Him shall we to God be re con-ciled;
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His name shall be Em-manuel, the long - fore - told:
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'Most high-ly favoured la - dy! Glo - ri – a!
Verse 3:
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Then gen - tle Mary hum - bly bowed her head:
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'To me be as it pleases God,' she said,
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'My soul shall praise and magnify His ho - ly name.'
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'Most high-ly favoured la - dy! Glo - ri – a!
Verse 4:
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'And so,' she said, 'how happy I shall be!
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All gen – e - rations will re – mem - ber me;
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For God has kept His prom-is-es to Is - ra - el.'
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'Most high-ly favoured la - dy! Glo - ri – a!
Verse 5:
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Of her, Emm - anu - el the Christ – was born
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In Bethle - hem, up - on that Christ - mas morn.
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And Christian folk through-out the world will ev - er say,
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'Most high-ly favoured la - dy! Glo - ri – a!