28 GLORY 10 GOD wise av Manaling Francisen, si and Palan Reyes assanccaent 8y Palan Reyes rerrain Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. (2x) We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, 0 God, almighty Father. (rer) Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; 7 you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. (REF) For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. (rer) Amen. “Peace is God's gracious giftto the fallen world, Not one of us can claim to deserve it. Not one of us is good enough to merit the grace of peace... ‘Thus when on solemn occasions we sing “on earth peace to people of good will” we ought to keep in mind that God's peace is not a reward granted ‘to people who possess good will Father. itis the benevolence of God. @ ‘goodwill git, a divine favor bestowed ‘on our unworthy selves.” -Fr Anscar Chupungco, ase The revised translation, rom “peace 10 God's people on earth” to.“on earth, peace to people of good wil, “reminds us of the gratuitous nature of God's love. Although we can add riothing to God's glory, we raise our voices in praise of the Triune God. ‘The Gioriais sung or recited on all ‘Sundays outside of the Seasons ‘of Advent ana Lent, on solemnities ‘and feasts, and on special and. ‘more solemn celebrations. Itmay ‘also be used on other days, even When not prescribed by the rules, in ‘order to enhance the celebration on special occasions (sim 53 & suvow 148). These events include Masses which incorporate the celebration of Religious Professions; or the sments of Baptism, Confirmation, Ordination (Diaconal. This setting ofthe Gloria may be sung ints entirety by the congregation, as is normally done in the Philippines, Fin a antiphonet menmer, dat , between the choir congregation. Especially as the new semting is being introduced, we recommend that the congregation be invited to sing the simple refrain, wile the choir sings the more complex verses. As the congregation becomes ‘mote familiar withthe revised text and ‘molody of the verses, they may sing along with the choir. Nonetheless, the “Glory to God” may still be sung in antiphonal styl. This songbook contains two versions of “Glory to God.” Th first isthe antiphonal version, sung with refrains between verses, as recorded in the album. The second is sung-through, with the refrain sung only atthe start.