| Personent hodie |
Resound today |
On this day, all around |
| Voces puerulae |
Voices of boys, |
Voices of boys resound, |
| Laudantes iucunde |
Praising merrily |
Praises sweet and profound: |
| Qui nobis est natus, |
He who is born to us, |
He is born to save us |
| Summo Deo datus, |
Given by the Supreme God, |
Whom the Father gave us. |
| Et de virgineo |
And of a virgin's |
Of a maid He was born; |
| Ventre procreatus. |
Womb born. |
Mighty God forgave us. |
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| In mundo nascitur; |
He was born into the world, |
To this world He was born, |
| Pannis involvitur; |
Wrapped in rags, |
Wrapped in cloths thin and torn, |
| Praesepi ponitur |
Placed in a manger |
Slept in hay and in corn |
| Stabulo brutorum |
In a stable for animals, |
In a barn for cattle, |
| Rector supernorum; |
The Ruler of Heaven; |
Who might count us chattel. |
| Perdit spolia |
Has lost his spoils |
Hell has lost all the spoils |
| Princeps Infernorum. |
The Prince of Hell. |
That it took in battle. |
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| Magi tres venerunt; |
Three Wise Men came; |
Came three Kings, wisely taught; |
| Munera offerunt; |
They offered gifts; |
Rich and fine gifts they brought |
| Parvulum inquirunt, |
They sought the Child, |
To the Babe Whom they sought |
| Stellulam sequendo, |
Following the Star |
Where the star had guided; |
| Ipsum adorando, |
In total adoration. |
Worshiping, abided. |
| Aurum, thus et myrrham |
Gold, incense, and myrrh |
Gold and myrrh, frankincense, |
| Ei offerendo. |
They offered. |
Gladly they provided. |
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| Omnes clericuli, |
All clerics, |
All you priests, make some noise; |
| Pariter pueri, |
Together with the boys, |
Sing this song with the boys! |
| Cantent ut angeli: |
Sing like the angels: |
Angel-like, sing your joys: |
| "Advenisti mundo: |
"You have come into the world; |
"To Him Who amazes |
| Laudes tibi fundo |
I pour out praises to you. |
I pour out my praises. |
| Ideo: Gloria |
Therefore: Glory |
Glory high to our God |
| In excelsis Deo." |
In the highest to God." |
Thus my singing raises!" |
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| Anonymous |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |