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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Puer Nobis Natus Est
Language: English 
   Puer nobis natus est
   De virgine Maria.

Be glad, lordinges, bethe more and lesse,
I bring you tidinges of gladnesse,
As Gabriel me bereth wetnesse
    Dicam vobis quia.

I bring you tidinges that ben gode.
Mary hath borne a blissful fode
That boght us all upon the rode
    Sua morte pia.

For the trespas of Adam,
Fro the fader of heven he cam.
Hereto mirthe us bigan
    Teste prophecia.

Mary, modur and leve virgin,
That bare a child withouten sin,
Kepe us all fro helle pin !
    De virgine Maria.

Confirmed with Early English Lyrics, ed. by E. K. Chambers and F. Sidgwick, London: A. H. Bullen, 1907, p. 118.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Puer Nobis Natus Est" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Puer Nobis Natus Est", op. 528 (1958) [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 90

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