Verbum Patris humanatur (Anonymous)

Latin text

Verbum patris humanatur, O, O!

dum puella salutatur, O, O!

salutata fecundatur

viri nescia.

Ey, ey, eya, nova gaudia!

Novus modus geniture, O, O!

sed excedens vim nature, O, O!

dum unitur creature

creans omnia.

Ey, ey, eya, nova gaudia!

Audi partem preter morem, O, O!

virgo parit salvatorem, O, O!

creatura creatorem,

patrem filia.

Ey, ey, eya, nova gaudia!

In parente salvatoris, O, O!

non est parens nostri moris, O, O!

virgo parit, nec pudoris

marcent lilia.

Ey, ey, eya, nova gaudia!

Homo Deus nobis datur, O, O!

datus nobis demonstratur, O, O!

dum pax terris nuntiatur,

celis gloria.

Ey, ey, eya, nova gaudia!

English translation

The word of the father is made man,

while a maiden is greeted;

the greeted one is fruitful

without knowledge of man.

Behold, new joys!

A new manner of birth,

but exceeding in power of nature,

when the creator of all things

is made creature.

Behold, new joys!

Hear of a birth beyond precedent:

a virgin hath given birth to the savior,

the creature bears the Creator,

the daughter, the Father.

Behold, new joys!

In the savior's birth

there is no parent of our kind:

a maiden gives birth,

nor do the lilies of her chastity whither.

Behold, new joys!

The God-Man is given us,

the given one is shown to us,

while peace is announced to the nations

and glory to the heavens.

Behold, new joys!