James Chadwick was a 19th-century English bishop and writer known for his love of music and faith. He translated the Latin hymn Gloria in Excelsis Deo into English so more people could enjoy and ...

How do you say "in excelsis"? You know, Latin for "in the highest," like in "gloria in excelsis Deo" or "hosanna in excelsis," quotations from angels in songs we seem to hear a lot in December. Not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smith selected the three-chord song as a framework for her spontaneous verse (Handout) Patti Smith wasn’t especially interested in ...

Excelsis Deo literally translates to “God on high” the phrase is found in the hymn “Gloria, in excelsis Deo” which together means: Glory to God in the highest. This chopper was commissioned by a 50 ...

Patti Smith wasn’t especially interested in “Gloria”, Van Morrison’s smouldering tale of lust from his days with the Belfast five-piece, Them. She was simply selecting three-chord songs that could be ...