In Natali Domini

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In natali Domini

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Now give thanks ye old and young]
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 In natali Domini,
Casti gaudent angeli;
Læta cantant agmina,
Jam Deo sit gloria.
Deus homo factus est,
Deus jam placatus est,
Nobis peccatoribus.

2 Angeli vigilibus,
Nunciant pastoribus,
Magnâ cum lætitiâ,
Creaturæ Dominum.
Deus homo factus est,
Deus jam placatus est,
Nobis peccatoribus.

3 Involutum fasciis,
Et parvis linteolis,
Jussi quærunt puerum
Creaturæ Dominum.
Deus homo factus est,
Deus jam placatus est,
Nobis peccatoribus.

4 In obscuro stabulo,
Et duro præsepio,
Invenerunt positum
Creatorem siderum.
Deus homo factus est,
Deus jam placatus est,
Nobis peccatoribus.

5 Hane immensam gratiam
Et miram clementiam
Mens agnoscat pavida
Fidens et morigera.
Deus homo factus est,
Deus jam placatus est,
Nobis peccatoribus.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14244

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Author: Anonymous

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