Goostly psalmes and spirituall songes drawen out of the holy Scripture, for the co[m]forte and consolacyon of soch as loue to reioyce in God and his worde [by Miles Coverdale] |
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Of the byrth of Christ. |
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Of the byrth of Christ.
Now blessed be thou Christ Iesu
thou art man borne this is true
the Aungels made a mery noyse
yet haue we more cause to reioyse
Kirieleyson.
thou art man borne this is true
the Aungels made a mery noyse
yet haue we more cause to reioyse
[xxvi]
The blessed sonne of god onely
In a crybbe full poore dyd lye
with oure poore flesh and oure poore bloude
was clothed that euerlastynge good
Kirieleyson.
In a crybbe full poore dyd lye
with oure poore flesh and oure poore bloude
was clothed that euerlastynge good
Kirieleyson.
He that made heauen and earth of nought
In oure fleshe hath oure health brought
For oure sake made he hym selfe full small
That reigneth lorde and kynge ouer all
Kirieleyson.
In oure fleshe hath oure health brought
For oure sake made he hym selfe full small
That reigneth lorde and kynge ouer all
Kirieleyson.
Eternall lyght doth now apeare
To the worlde both farre and neare
It shyneth full cleare euen at mydnyght
Makynge vs chyldren of his lyght
Kirieleyson.
To the worlde both farre and neare
It shyneth full cleare euen at mydnyght
Makynge vs chyldren of his lyght
Kirieleyson.
The lorde Christ Iesu gods sonne deare
was a gest and a straunger here
Us for to brynge from mysery
That we myght lyue eternally
Kirieleyson.
was a gest and a straunger here
Us for to brynge from mysery
That we myght lyue eternally
Kirieleyson.
Into this worlde ryght poore came he
To make vs ryche in mercye
Therfore wolde he oure synnes forgeue
That we with hym in heauen myght lyue
Kirieleyson.
To make vs ryche in mercye
Therfore wolde he oure synnes forgeue
xxvii
Kirieleyson.
All this dyd he for vs frely
For to declare his great mercy
All christendome be mery therfore
And geue hym thankes euermore
Kirieleyson.
For to declare his great mercy
All christendome be mery therfore
And geue hym thankes euermore
Kirieleyson.
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