Testo Gabriel's Message

The angel Gabriel from heaven cameHis wings as drifted snowHis eyes as flameFrom God all hail the angel said to MaryMost highly favoured ladyGloria"Fear not for you shall bear a holy childBy him to God be reconciledHis name shall be EmmanuelThe long-foretold"Most highly favoured ladyGloriaThen gentle Mary humbly bowed her head"To me be as it pleaseth God" she said"My soul shall praise and magnify his Holy name"Most highly favoured ladyGloriaAnd so she said "How happy I shall beAll generaions will remember meFor God has kept his promises to Israel"Most highly favoured ladyGloriaOf her Emmanuel the Christ was bornOn Bethlehem upon that Christmas mornAnd Christian folk throughout the world will ever sayMost highly favoured ladyGloria