with the song children sing
to the Lord, Christ our King,
born on earth to safe us:
him the Father gave us.
Ideo, Ideo, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!
His the doom, ours the mirth;
when he came down to earth
Bethlehem saw his birth;
ox and ass beside him
from the cold would hide him.
Ideo, Ideo, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!
God's bright star, o'er his head,
Wise Men three to him led;
kneel they low by his bed,
lay their gifts before him,
praise him and adore him.
Ideo, Ideo, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!
On this day angels sing;
with their song earth shall ring,
praising Christ, heaven's King,
born on earth to save us;
peace and love he gave us.
Ideo, Ideo, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!
Piae Cantiones, 1582, tr. Jane M. Joseph (1894-1929)
("Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!" is Latin for "Therefore, glory to God in the highest!")
Photo: "Living In a Christmas Tree", Christmas 2006 aboard the Lady Mick, by Doug Mill
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'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet,
Could we bestow the gifts we get,
And keep the ones we give away,
How happy were our Christmas day!
~Carolyn Wells
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