Certain Selected Histories for christian Recreations vvith their seuerall Moralizations Brought into Englishe verse, and are to be long with seuerall notes: Composed by Richard Robinson Citizen of London |
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[If Angels voice, did first reioyse]
The argument.
Christe beyng borne, the Angelles reueile the same with glad tidinges vnto the poore shepherdes. The starre seen in the Easte. The Sages repare with their presentes, to doe homage vn to the Sauiour of the worlde.
If
Angels voice, did first reioyse
In spiritus concordia:
To shepherdes poore, singing euermore
Deo in excelsis gloria.
Christ God & man, eche christiā
Of due, muche more this daie,
Ought dedicate, in blisfull state,
Thy birthe with glorie aie.
In spiritus concordia:
To shepherdes poore, singing euermore
Deo in excelsis gloria.
Christ God & man, eche christiā
Of due, muche more this daie,
Ought dedicate, in blisfull state,
Thy birthe with glorie aie.
If wisemen three, brought presentes free
Their trueloue also to declare:
The first brought golde, the second was bold,
With Mirrhe hym to prepare.
The thirde Insence, with full pretence,
Thei mekely offred thus all three,
Christe God and man, to worship than,
In Bethleem borne truely.
Their trueloue also to declare:
The first brought golde, the second was bold,
With Mirrhe hym to prepare.
The thirde Insence, with full pretence,
Thei mekely offred thus all three,
Christe God and man, to worship than,
In Bethleem borne truely.
The Moralization.
Of these giftes thus, we maie discusse,
As skilfull writers duely scan:
Golde first of all, Treasure to call,
Of wisedome in Christe tokenyng than.
Mirrhe doeth include, a harte indude,
With true repentaunce aye.
Insence eke tells, deuotion dwelles,
In mynde with stedfast staye.
As skilfull writers duely scan:
Golde first of all, Treasure to call,
Of wisedome in Christe tokenyng than.
Mirrhe doeth include, a harte indude,
With true repentaunce aye.
Insence eke tells, deuotion dwelles,
In mynde with stedfast staye.
In token true, of honour due,
Their Sauiour Christe chefe Kyng vnto,
These giftes gaue thei, whereby we maie,
Our Christian duetie shewe.
This solempne feast, let euery geast,
Biden in Christes faithe and feare:
To Christes birth, newe men forthwith,
In loue and life appeare.
Their Sauiour Christe chefe Kyng vnto,
These giftes gaue thei, whereby we maie,
Our Christian duetie shewe.
This solempne feast, let euery geast,
Biden in Christes faithe and feare:
To Christes birth, newe men forthwith,
In loue and life appeare.
Golde, Mirrhe, Insence, from conscience,
Of synne and vice, bare and deuoyde,
To Christ our Kyng, thus for to bryng,
Let our care alwaies be employde.
Let faithe stedfaste, man whiche thou haste
Receiued by Baptisme,
In promise made, neuer to fade,
As golde giue this to hym.
Of synne and vice, bare and deuoyde,
To Christ our Kyng, thus for to bryng,
Let our care alwaies be employde.
Let faithe stedfaste, man whiche thou haste
Receiued by Baptisme,
In promise made, neuer to fade,
As golde giue this to hym.
Let hope of heale, in vs preuaile,
By Christe whiche hym in name professe
That he maie haue, our soules to saue,
This Mirrhe giue more and lesse.
Let loue likewise, our due comprise,
Bothe towardes God, and also man:
To Christe Iesus, we rightly thus,
Doe bryng our Insence than.
By Christe whiche hym in name professe
This Mirrhe giue more and lesse.
Let loue likewise, our due comprise,
Bothe towardes God, and also man:
To Christe Iesus, we rightly thus,
Doe bryng our Insence than.
Bis.
With one cleare voyce, thus to reioyce,
In Chistes birthe then doe all wee,
That beare Christes name, practise the same,
Henceforthe perpetually.
And let vs praie, in faithe alwaie,
That Christe our Sauiour,
His Churche our Queene, & realme frō tene
Preserue maie euermore.
In Chistes birthe then doe all wee,
That beare Christes name, practise the same,
Henceforthe perpetually.
And let vs praie, in faithe alwaie,
That Christe our Sauiour,
His Churche our Queene, & realme frō tene
Preserue maie euermore.
Finis.
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