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Glory to God in the highest,
\nand peace to his people on earth.<\/p>\n

Lord God, heavenly King,
\nalmighty God and Father,
\nwe worship you, we give you thanks,
\nwe praise you for your glory.<\/p>\n

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
\nLord God, Lamb of God,
\nyou take away the sins of the world:
\nhave mercy on us;
\nyou are seated at the right hand of the Father:
\nreceive our prayer.<\/p>\n

For you alone are the Holy One,
\nyou alone are the Lord,
\nyou alone are the Most High,
\nJesus Christ,
\nwith the Holy Spirit,
\nin the glory of God the Father. Amen.<\/p>\n

The best version of this I have heard is sung by John Michael Talbot.<\/i> I don\u2019t know the album, anyone know?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nGloria in Excelsis Prayer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. 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