"" (A child is born for us) is a Gregorian chant, the introit for Christmas Day. Thomas Tallis wrote a Christmas mass on the chant.
Text 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". 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.
Musical settings The melody was used by composers as a Cantus firmus, an example being the 1554 Missa Puer natus est nobis by Thomas Tallis.
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External links "Puer natus est nobis", hymnarium.de "Puer natus est nobis", kathpedia.com