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Gloria

By Josh Garrels

1,468 views Jul 13, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Josh Garrels' 'Holy Night' is a Christmas song that reflects on the birth of Christ and the hope He brings. The lyrics paint a picture of a cold winter night, with bells ringing and people singing songs of joy, peace, and love. It speaks of the silence of snow, the glory of the season, and the anticipation of new life even in the midst of winter's death. The song invites listeners to come in from the cold, rest their souls, and remember the ancient story of the Savior's birth, when angels sang 'peace on earth.' It connects the suffering of humanity with the hope found in Christ, culminating in worship and the Latin phrase 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo.'

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Here the sound of bells ring

In the cold night air we sing

Songs of joy, peace, and love


Say goodnight and journey home

Through the leafless woods alone

Silence in the snow is like a dream


Diamonds on the hills reflect the thrill 

Of all the glory that has fallen to the earth


All of life's surrendering 

To the death that winter brings 

In hope of new life


On this holy night

Holy night

We remember Christ


Come in from the cold

Come and rest your soul

Join us by the fire


Tonight the stories told

Ancient but never old

Of when the Savior came


All the angels sang

Peace on earth good will to men

A child has been born


And all of us are suffering

Beneath the weight of death and sin 

In hope of new life

All our hopes made good in Christ


On this Holy Night

Holy Night

We worship Christ


Gloria, Gloria

Gloria, Gloria

Angels we have heard on high

In Excelsis Deo


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