Choral: Kyrieleison

The blessed son of God only 
In a crib full poor did lie; 
With our poor flesh and our poor blood 
Was clothed that everlasting good. 
Kyrieleison.

The Lord Christ Jesu, God's son dear, 
Was a guest and a stranger here; 
Us for to bring from misery, 
That we might live eternally. 
Kyrieleison.

All this did he for us freely, 
For to declare his great mercy; 
All Christendom be merry therefore, 
And give him thanks for evermore. 
Kyrieleison.

Submitted by Ahmed E. Ismail

Authorship

• by Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1568) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

• a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Choral: Kyrieleison" [soprano or mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone soli, boys' chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra], from the cantata Hodie, no. 5. [
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Text added to the website: 2006-07-26.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:19
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