A heauenly hymne touching the Natiuitie
of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ.
1
Come let vs sing to God with praise,
our Prophet, Prince, & Priest, alwaies
And to the sacred holy spirit. and &c.
2
Oh let vs laude the Trinitie,
With heart and voyce them magnifie.
For Christ who made vs life inherit. &c.
3
Giue thankes to God with ioy & mirth
For his sweete sonne, our Sauiours birth,
Of all mankind the comfort true.
4
He is the guiltles lambe alas,
Whose death & passion brought to passe
Faith hope, and blisse, with spirit anew.
5
Lift vp your heart, with ioy abound,
With solace sing sweete Musicks sound:
In honor of Gods holy name.
6
Who Christ his Sonne the lambe did make,
By death mans sinnes away to take:
All nations sing his worthy fame.
7
He is the seede was promised,
To bruse and crush the serpents head:
Which caus'd all men for sinne to die.
8
He is the mediate to appease,
Gods wrath by death to giue vs ease:
Praise him praise him continually.
Finis.