Puer natus est nobis is a famous Gregorian chant Introit that is sung as part of the Christmas day mass. This chant begins with an Antiphon, followed by a Psalm verse and then closes with the Antiphon again. An Antiphon is a short sentence chanted before or after a Psalm. The Old Testament of the Bible is the source of text for both the Antiphon and the Psalm (see: Isaiah 9:6 and Psalms 98:1).
Puer natus est nobis,
Et filius datus est nobis:
Cujus imperium super humerum ejus:
Et vocabitur nomen ejus,
Magni consili Angelus.
Psalm: Cantate Domino canticum novum:
Quia mirabilia fecit.
Gloria Patri. Saeculorum, Amen.
A boy is born to us,
And a son is given to us,
Upon whose shoulders authority rests
And his name will be called
“The Angel of Great Counsel”
Psalm: Sing to the Lord a new song,
Because he has done the miraculous.
Glory be to the Father. Forever, Amen.
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