by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
A babe ys borne
Language: English
A babe ys borne I wys, This worlde to ioy and blis, Hys ioy shall never fade and misse, And Jhesus is Hys name. On Cristmasse day at morne, This childe was iborne, To save us alle that were forlorne, And Jhesus is Hys name. On Gudde Friday so sone, To dethe he was idone, Betwyx all morne and none, And Jhesus is Hys name. On Estyr day so swythe, He rose fro dethe to lyve, To make us all bothe gladde and blythe, And Jhesus is Hys name. On the holy Thursday, To heven he toke Hys way, Ther to abyde for euer and ay, And Jhesus is Hys name.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Frederick Bridge (1844 - 1924), "A babe ys borne", published 1909 [SATB chorus a cappella], Bosworth [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 111