Gloria! (The Song of the Shepherds)

After the angel’s song Everyone held their breath As the darkness rushed back in upon those shepherd boys Staring into the night Climbing up off their knees With their hearts on fire, they were trembling with fear and joy Gloria, Gloria! It was a choir of angels singing The shepherd’s ears were ringing They were ringing with Gloria, Gloria! Now everything is going to change Christ the Lord is born today Racing down from the hills Running like children run Reckless and wild with a song that made them young again As the field beneath their feet Turned into city streets They were crying out have you heard, have you heard oh Bethlehem?! Gloria, Gloria! It was a choir of angels singing The shepherd’s ears were ringing They were ringing with Gloria, Gloria! Now everything is going to change Christ the Lord is born today In a land under the rule Of the priests and kings Only shepherds heard the song That the angels sing The humble are the keepers of the secrets of the Kingdom that is coming With a song that will break upon the world like 10,000 horses running Gloria, Gloria! The shepherds they were singing Now all our ears are ringing They’re still ringing with Gloria, Gloria! Now everything is going to change Christ the Lord is born today Gloria, glory to God, glory to God! Gloria, glory to God, glory to God In excelsius Deo One day he’ll come again To bring us a brand new song But till then we’ll sing along with those shepherd boys