Best Answer. Copy. That's pleni sunt caeli et terra. The rest of the phrase is Gloria tua. So the whole phrase means, "The heavens and earth are full of your glory." pleni - full ; sunt - are This means that if this was a fabrication, the birth would have been announced to credible witnesses. Instead, in the providence of God, and because it is a valid historical account (Lk. 1:3), it is recorded as historical fact: the angel appeared to the shepherds. Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Dustin Lynch, CeCe Winans, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young put their Latin knowledge to the test. CMA Country Christmas 2017 re-airs In the early church, in the east, the Greek supplication Kyrie eleison ("Lord, have mercy") was the common response to intercessory biddings addressed to the people. It is now used in the eucharist at the entrance rite and the general intercessions. 1) In the Episcopal Church, Kyrie eleison may be sung or said in place of the Gloria in In the popular Christmas hymn, Angels We Have Heard on High, the opening line describes angels singing God's praises over the open fields. Their cry is retained in the famous Latin phrase, " Gloria, in excelsis Deo! " which translated means, "Glory to God in the highest!". It's taken from Luke 2:14, where the angels joyfully sing lCn84F.