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

by William Sandys

ΧΡ̅O PAREMUS CANTICAM
EXCELSIS GLĨA.

When cryst was born of mary fre
In bedlem, ĩ þᵗ fayre cyte,
Angellis songen wᵗ mirth & gle,

in excelsis gɫia.

herdmē beheld þˢ angellis bryȝt
To hem apperyd wᵗ gret lyȝt,
and seyd goddis sone is born þˢ nyȝt,

in excelsis gɫia.

Þˢ kyng ys comyn to save kynde
. . . . in scriptur as we fynde,
. . . . fore þˢ 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.

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