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Now Blessed be Thou, Christ Jesu

	1.	Now blessed be Thou, Christ Jesu; 
		Thou are man borne, this is true: 
		The aungels made a mery noyse, 
		Yet have we more cause to rejoyse. 
					Kirieleyson. 
		
	2.	The blessed Sonne of God onely 
		In a cryybe full poore dyd lye: 
		With oure poore flesh and oure blounde 
		Was clothed that everlastynge good. 
					Kirieleyson. 
		
	3.	He that made heaven and earth of nought 
		In our flesh hath oure health brought; 
		For oure sake made He hymselfe full small; 
		That reigneth Lorde and Kynge over all. 
					Kirieleyson. 
		
	4.	Eternall lyght doth now appeare 
		To the worlde both farre and neare; 
		It shyneth full clear even at mydnight, 
		Makynge us chyldren of His Lyght. 
					Kirieleyson. 	
					
	5.	The Lord Christ Jesu, Godd's Sonne deare, 
		Was a gest and a straunger here; 
		Us for to brynge from mysery, 
		That we might lyve eternally, 
					Kirieleyson.	 	
		
	6.	Into this worlde ryght poore came He, 
		To make us ryche in mercye: 
		Therefore wolde He oure synnes forgeve, 
		That we with Hym in heaven myght lyve. 
					Kirieleyson. 
					
	7.	All this dyd He for us frely, 
		For to declare His great mercy: 
		All Christendome be mery therfore, 
		And geve Hym thankes evermore. 
					Kirieleyson.
GELOBET SEIST DU, JESU CHRIST §1102
Martin Luther, first published in Johann Walter's Hymnbook, 1524
translation by Bishop Myles Coverdale (1488-1568)
harmonization by Johann Sebastian Bach, from the collection of C.P.E. Bach
>>Midi File [s1102j.mid]<<
§1102i Verse 7 - harmonization by J.S. Bach from the Christmas Oratorio
§1102e Organ prelude by Dietrich Buxtehude
§1102f Organ prelude by J.S. Bach
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