IN DULCI JUBILO

In Dulci Jubilo

In dulci jubilo [quiet joy]
Now sing with hearts aglow!
Our delight and pleasure
Lies in praesepio,
Like sunshine is our treasure
Matris in gremio.
Alpha es et O!


O Jesu, parvule, [tiny Jesus]
For thee I long alway;
Comfort my heart's blindness,
O puer optime, [best of boys]
With all Thy lovingkindness,
O princeps gloriae. [prince of glory]
Trahe me post te! [draw me after Thee]


O Patris caritas! [love of the Father]
O Nati lenitas! [gentleness of the Son]
Deeply were we stainèd
Per nostra crimina; [through our sins]
But Thou for us hast gainèd
Coelorum gaudia. [the joy of heaven]
O that we were there!


Ubi sunt gaudia [where are joys]
In any place but there?
There are angels singing
Nova cantica [new songs]
And there the bells are ringing
In Regis curia. [in the King's court]
O that we were there!