Discendi, Amor Santo (“Come down, O love divine”)
Bianco da Siena; translated from Italian by Richard Frederick Littledale. Tune: “Down Ampney” • 6 6 11 D
Puer Natus Est Nobis (“Bright and joyful is the morn”) Based on the Introit for the Christmas Daytime Mass, which comes from Isaias 9.6. ThirdTune: “Culbach” • 77 77
Puer Natus Est Nobis (“Bright and joyful is the morn”) Based on the Introit for the Christmas Daytime Mass, which comes from Isaias 9.6. FirstTune: “All Saints 8B” • 77 77
In Dulci Jubilo (“Good Christian men, rejoice”) attr. Bl. Henry Suso, Dominican Priest
Translation: Dr. John M. Neale Tune: “In Dulci Jubilo” • 66 77 78 55
“God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” The meaning of “God rest you merry” is “God keep you merry.” Note the archaic use of the word rest (“keep”)—indeed, this carol probably dates from the 16th century. Tune: “God Rest You Merry” • 86 86 86 R