Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Christo paremus canticam excelsis gloria

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ΧΡ̅O PAREMUS CANTICAM EXCELSIS GLĨA.

When cryst was born of mary fre
In bedlem, ĩ þt fayre cyte,
Angellis songen wt mirth & gle,
in excelsis gɫia.
herdmē beheld þs angellis bryzt
To hem apperyd wt gret lyzt,
and seyd goddis sone is born þs nyzt,
in excelsis gɫia.
Þs kyng ys comyn to save kynde
. . . . in scriptur as we fynde,
. . . . fore þs song haue we ĩ mynde,
in excelsis gɫia.
. . . . lord for þy gret grace,
. . . . is in blys to se þy face,
Where we may syng to þe solas,
in excelsis gɫia.