Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True - The Primavera Singers Of The New York Pro Music Antiqua
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel
Tidings true there be come new
Sent from the trinity
By gabriel to nazareth
City of galilee
A clean maiden a pure virgin
To her humility
And conceive the person
Second in deity
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel
When he first presented was
Before her fair visage
In the most demure and goodly wise
He did to her homage
And said lady from heaven so high
That Lordes heritage
Of which of thee born would be
I am sent on message
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel
Suddenly she abashid truly
But not all thing dismaid
With mind discret and mek spirit
To the angel she said
With what manner should I child bere
The which ever a maid
Have livid chast all my life past
And never mane asaid
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel
Then again to her certain
Answered of the angel
Oh lady dear be off good cheer
And dred the never a dell
Thou shalt conceive in my body
Maiden very God himself
In whoes birth heven and earth
Shall joy called Emanuell
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel
Then again to the angel
She answered womanly
Whatever my lord command me do
I will obey immediately
Ecce sum humillima
Ancilla domini
Secundum verbum tuum
She said fiat mihi
Nowell nowell nowell
This is the salutation of the angel gabriel