A babe is born (Gustav Holst)
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- Editor: Douglas Walczak (added 2002-10-04). Score information: 3 pages, 96 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: public domain in US, for US distribution only.
- UPDATE: Holst's works are now out of copyright in the UK and possibly other European countries as well. Please refer to this page for more information.
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General Information
Title: Babe is Born, A
Composer: Gustav Holst
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella.
Published:
Description: #1 of 'Four Old English Carols' - for others see (here).
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- A babe is born all of a may,
- In the salvation of us,
- To them we sing both night and day,
- Veni, Creator Spiritus.
- 2.
- At Bethlehem that blessed place,
- The child is bliss born He was,
- Him to serve God give us grace,
- O Lux Beata Trinitas.
- 3.
- 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.
- 4.
- The herdsmen heard an Angel cry,
- A merry song then sung he,
- Why are ye so sore aghast?
- Jam ortus solis cardine.
- 5.
- The Angel(s) came down with a cry,
- A fair song then sung he,
- In the worship of that child,
- Jam ortus solis cardine.
