The shepheards amazed was, O thou man, O thou man! The shepheards amazed was, To heare the angels sing; The shepheards amazed was, How it should come to passe, That Christ, our Messias, Should be our King. To Bethlem did they goe, O thou man, O thou man! To Bethlem did they go, The shepheards three; To Bethlem did they goe, To see where it were so or no. Whether Christ were borne or no, To set man free. As the angels before did say, O thou man, O thou man! As the angels before did say, So it came to passe; As the angels before did say, The found a babe where it lay. In a manger wrapt in hay, So poor he was. In Bethlem he was borne, O thou man, O thou man! In Bethlem he was borne, For mankind sake; In Bethlem he was borne, For vs that were forlorne, And therefore tooke no scorne, Our flesh to take. Giue thanks to God always, O thou man, O thou man! Giue thanks to God always, With heart most ioyfully; Giue thankes to God always, For this our happy day: Let all men sing and say, Holy, holy. XVII. JESUS Christ of Nazareth, He is born of a maiden pure, Wherein God is blessed. All the angels of the kingdom of Heaven, And all the shepherds of earth They sung, they had great joy. When Herod became aware That a little child was born, Then had he in his heart great spite. He had search made here and there, For young children of two years, All of which he deprived of life. When our Lady heard this, And that Herod was thus massacring infants, She felt in her heart great grief. She spoke to Joseph without delay; Get you ready, we must away, We should be gone, ’tis more than time. All the angels of the kingdom of Heaven, And all the clergy of the earth, They all delighted were and glad! Jesus Christ of Nazareth, He is born of a maiden pure, Wherein God is blessed. XVIII. IN those twelve days, and in those twelve days, let us be glad, For God of his power hath all things made. What is that which is but one? We have but one God alone, In Heaven above sits on his throne. What are they which are but two? Two Testaments, as we are told, The one is New and the other Old. And in those, &c. What are they that are but three? Three persons in the Trinity, To Father, Son, and Ghost Holy. And in those, &c. What are they that are but four? Four Gospels written true, John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew. And in those, &c. What are they that are but five? Five senses we have to tell, God grant us grace to use them well. And in those, &c.