Wednesday 17 December 2014

Noel Sing We

Here is another 15th century Old English carol.
It can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9CBkw3DDuY


Noel sing we both all and some,
Now Rex pacificus is ycome.


Exortum est in love and lyss,

Now Christ His gree He gan us gyss,
And with His body us bought to bliss,
Both all and some.
Noel sing we both all and some,
Now Rex pacificus is ycome.
De fructus ventris of Mary bright,
Both God and man in her a light,
Out of disease He did us dight,
Both all and some.
Noel sing we both all and some,
Now Rex pacificus is ycome.
Puer natus to us was sent,
To bliss us bought, fro bale us blent,
And else to woe we had ywent,
Both all and some.
Noel sing we both all and some,
Now Rex pacificus is ycome.
Lux fulgebit with love and light,
In Mary mild His pennon pight,
In her took kind with manly might,
Both all and some.
Noel sing we both all and some,
Now Rex pacificus is ycome.
Gloria tibi, ay and bliss,
God unto His grace He us wysse,
The rent of heaven that we not miss,
Both all and some.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for posting. Just the day I heard "We Three Kings" and some of the lyrics finally made sense to me.

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