From Erasure’s 2013 Christmas album “Snow Globe”.
“Gaudete is a sacred Christmas carol, which is thought to have been composed in the 16th century, but could easily have existed as a monophonic hymn in the late medieval period, with polyphonic Alto, Tenor, and Bass parts added during the 15th centu...
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Verse 1]
Tempus adest gratiæ
Hoc quod optabamus
Carmina lætitiæ
Devote reddamus
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Chorus: Andy Bell]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Verse 2]
Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante
Mundus renovatus est
A Christo regnante
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Verse 3]
Ezechielis porta
Clausa pertransitur
Unde lux est orta
Salus invenitur
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Verse 4]
Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro
Benedicat Domino
Salus Regi nostro
[Chorus:]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
[Chorus]
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete!
Gaudete was written by Traditional.
Gaudete was produced by Erasure & Gareth Jones.