From Virgin’s Womb This Christmas Day Did Spring

From vir­gin’s womb this Christ­mas day did spring

The pre­cious seed that on­ly sav­èd 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 Heav’n ab­ove.

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 of­fense and ev­ery dead­ly sin

With guil­ty heart that erst he wan­dered in.

Now in Christ’s flock let love be sure­ly placed;

Now from Christ’s flock let con­cord hate ex­pel;

Now of Christ’s flock let love so be em­braced

As we in Christ

and Christ in us may dwell.

Christ is the au­thor of all 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 Christ­mas day did bring;

Let lute

let shalm

with sound of sweet de­light

The joy of Christ’s birth on this day re­cite.