Gloria in excelsis

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Gloria in excelsis (ĕksĕl`sĭs) [Lat.,=glory in the highest], the Angelic Hymn or greater doxology doxology [Gr. doxa=glory] formulaic ascription of praise to God, encountered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The best-known doxologies of the Christian church are Gloria in excelsis, or the greater doxology; Gloria Patri,
..... Click the link for more information. , ancient Christian hymn beginning, according to the Authorized Version, "Glory be to God on high, and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men." An amplification of Luke 2.14, the hymn was of Greek origin and took its place in the Roman Mass about the beginning of the 6th cent. In the Latin Mass it follows the Kyrie.

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No references found			In the 1970s when Lutherans desired a Hymn of Praise with a resurrection accent, they did what the ancient church had done in creating the Gloria in excelsis. A Lutheran theology of praise by Brauer, James L. / Currents in Theology and Mission During the Preparation, the collect of purity, Gloria in excelsis and summary of the law were all read. Christianity in Lagos, Nigeria, Part II by Oliver Louis Theophilus Harding / Philosophy and religion community Bishop Burleson framed its presentation with hymns: "The Church's one Foundation/Is Jesus Christ her Lord" at the beginning, and, at the end, "God Bless Our Native Land", "Onward Christian Soldiers," and a culminating Gloria in Excelsis. Piety, pageantry and politics on the northern Great Plains: an ... by Gardner, Susan / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table			Globulins globulite globulomaxillary cyst glocalization glochid Glochidia glochidium Glockenspiel glockerite gloea glogger Glomerule glomerulonephritis glomerulosclerosis glomerulus Glomma Glomma River glomus glomus aorticum glomus caroticum GLONASS gloom Gloominess Gloomy Gus Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site Gloria in excelsis Glorioso Islands Glorious Appollers, the Glorious Revolution Glorious Twelfth glork Glory glory hole glory hole system glory lily glory, hand of GLOS Gloss Gloss Mountain State Park gloss oil glossa Glossalgia glossaries in this publication Glossary glossate Glossators Glossematics glossimeter Glossina glossing up Glossinidae			GLOPAR GLOPP glopped Gloppen gloppier gloppiest glopping gloppy GLOPRA glops GLOR Glorantha, Intro to the Hero Wars Glore GLOREAM GLORI Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria (in Excelsis Deo) Gloria Allred Gloria Dei Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site Gloria Dei Christian School Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Gloria Estefan International Fan Club Gloria in excelsis Gloria in Excelsis Deo Gloria in Excelsis Deo Gloria in Excelsis Deo Gloria Jeans Coffees Gloria M. J. Swanson Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Gloria Macarenko Gloria May Josephine Svensson Gloria May Josephine Svensson Gloria May Josephine Swanson Gloria Patri Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club GLORIAD Glorias Glorias Gloriation GLoRiClass gloried gloried gloried gloried glories glories glories glories

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