A Babe is Born

Mathias, William (1934–1992)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Organ

Occasion:
Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Nativity of the Lord → General
Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Epiphany of the Lord → General

Publication Information:
Oxford University Press — X222
Also pub. in "100 Carols for Choirs"

Lyrics:

A babe is born all of a may,
To bring salvation unto us.
To him we sing both night and day.
Veni creator Spiritus.

At Bethlehem, that blessed place,
The child of bliss now born he was;
And him to serve God give us grace,
O lux beata Trinitas.

There came three kings out of the East,
To worship the King that is so free,
With gold and myrrh and frankincense,
A solis ortus cardine.

The angels came down with one cry,
A fair song that night sung they
In worship of that child:
Gloria tibi Domine.

A babe is born all of a may,
To bring salvation unto us.
To him we sing both night and day.
Veni creator Spiritus.
O lux beata Trinitas.
A solis ortus cardine.
Gloria tibi Domine. 
Noel!

Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 15, 2022 Last updated: Jun 15, 2022