Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Christo paremus canticam excelsis gloria

ΧΡ̅O PAREMUS CANTICAM EXCELSIS GLĨA.

When cryst was born of mary fre
In bedlem, ĩ þ^t fayre cyte,
Angellis songen w^t mirth & gle,
in excelsis gɫia.
herdmē beheld þ^s angellis bryzt
To hem apperyd w^t gret lyzt,
and seyd goddis sone is born þ^s nyzt,
in excelsis gɫia.
Þ^s kyng ys comyn to save kynde
. . . . in scriptur as we fynde,
. . . . fore þ^s song haue we ĩ mynde,
in excelsis gɫia.
. . . . lord for þy gret grace,
. . . . is in blys to se þy face,
Where we may syng to þe solas,
in excelsis gɫia.