Beschreibung
A Setting for 3 female voices of a 15th century carol with mixed Latin-English text.
[Refrain]
Make we joy now in this fest
In quo Christus natus est. Eya.
1. A Patre Unigenitus
Is through a maiden come to us:
Sing we of Him and say Welcome,
Veni, Redemptor gencium. [Refrain]
2. Agnoscat omne seculum,
A bright star made three kings come,
Him for to seek with their presen's,
Verbum supernum prodiens. [Refrain]
3. A solis ortus cardine
So mighty a Lord is None as He;
And to our kind He hath Him knit,
Adam parens quod olluit. [Refrain]
4. Maria ventre concepit,
The Holy Ghost was ay her with,
Of her in Bethlem born He is,
Consors paterni luminis. [Refrain]
5. O lux beata Trinitas,
He lay between an ox and ass,
Beside His mother maiden tree,
Gloria tibi, Domine. [Refrain]