Puer natus est nobis
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OccasionChristmas
LanguageLatin
| "Puer natus est nobis" | |
|---|---|
| Gregorian introit | |
 The chant in the codex Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci | |
| Occasion | Christmas |
| Language | Latin |
"Puer natus est nobis" (A child is born for us) is a Gregorian chant, the introit for Christmas Day.[1][2] Thomas Tallis wrote a Christmas mass on the chant.
The text of the antiphon is taken from Isaiah 9:6, while the psalm verse is verse 1 from Psalm 98, "Sing a new song to the Lord".[2]
Puer natus est nobis,
et filius datus est nobis :
cuius imperium super humerum eius :
et vocabitur nomen eius, magni consilii angelus.
Cantate Domino canticum novum :
quia mirabilia fecit.
A child is born to us,
and a Son is given to us:
Whose government is upon His shoulder:
and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel.
Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle:
because He hath done wonderful things.[3]
