The texts of the first two sections of Vivaldi's Gloria are the words of the angels in their announcement of Christ's birth, words that are sung repeatedly in Christmas music, either in Latin or English: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Glory to God in the highest. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. And on earth peace to men of good will. A Guide to the Complete English Translation of the "Gloria" One of the Most Popular Christian Hymns. - locrifa - / Getty Images. By. Aaron Green. Updated on 11/04/19. The Gloria is a well-known song that has long been integrated into the Mass of the Catholic Church. The Gloria, like the creed, is trinitarian in form. It opens with a description of God the Father as the source and fulness of the Godhead: " We give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father .". The middle section then highlights the only-begotten Son, made incarnate in the man Jesus. Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191/Composers. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest), BWV 191, is a church cantata written by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, and the only one of his church cantatas set to a Latin text. Who wrote the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo? What does the palms represent on Discover the lyrics and story of this amazing hymn and video performances below! 1 Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plains, and the mountains in reply. echoing their joyous strains: Refrain: Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo! 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Personent hodie in the 1582 edition of Piae Cantiones, image combined from two pages of the source text. "Personent hodie" is a Christmas carol originally published in the 1582 Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a volume of 74 Medieval songs with Latin texts collected by Jacobus Finno (Jaakko Suomalainen), a Swedish Lutheran cleric, and published by T.P. Rutha. DICTIONARY . ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO. Literally: glory to God in the highest. Etymologyis the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance. PRONUNCIATION OF GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO. Gloria in Excelsis Deo [ˈɡlɔːrɪə ɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪsˈ deɪəʊ] . GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO. The song's title, "Gloria in Excelsis," translates to "Glory to God in the Highest" in Latin, emphasizing the divine connection at the core of the song. It encapsulates the yearning for a higher power and the desire to reach a state of enlightenment. E1pQkr.