From virgin’s womb

From Virgin’s womb this day did spring
The precious seed that saved man
This day let man rejoice and sweetly sing
Since on this day salvation first began
This day did Christ man’s soul from death remove
With glorious saints to dwell in heaven above
Rejoice, rejoice, with heart and voice
In Christ his birth this day rejoice

This day to man came pledge of perfect peace
This day to man came love and unity
This day man’s grief began for to surcease
This day did man receive a remedy
For each offence and every deadly sin
With guilty heart that erst he wandered in

In Christ his flock let love be surely placed
From Christ his flock let concord hate expel
Of Christ his flock let love be so embraced
As we in Christ, and Christ in us, may dwell
Christ is the author of sweet unity
From whence proceedeth all felicity

O sing unto this glittering glorious king
O praise his name let every living thing
Let heart and voice like bells of silver ring
The comfort that this day to man doth bring
Let Lute, let Shalm, with sound of sweet delight
These joys of Christ his birth this day recite