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64. Almighty Jesu
Almighty Jesu, King of bliss,
Assumpsit carnem virginis.
He was ever and ever is
Consors paterni luminis.
Assumpsit carnem virginis.
He was ever and ever is
Consors paterni luminis.
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Holy Church of him maketh mind:Intravit ventris thalamum,
Fro heaven to earth to save mankind
Pater mandavit filium.
2
To Mary came a messenger,Ferens salutem hominum,
And she answer'd with mild steven:
Ecce, ancilla Domini.
3
Thorow the might of the Holy Ghost,Palacium intrans uteri;
Above all thing meekness is best
In conspectu Altissimi.
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Three kings upon the twelfth dayStella micante previa,
To seek our Lord they took the way
Bajulantes munera.
5
A star beforn the kingës ay;Primus rex aurum optulit;
He is God and Lord verray;
Secundus rex thus protulit.
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He was namëd the third king,Incensum pulchrum qui tradidit;
He us all to blissë bring,
Qui cruce mori voluit.
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