In mundo nascitur
Pannis involvitur,
Praesepi ponitur
Stabulo brutorum,
Rector supernorum.
Perdidit, -dit, -dit,
Perdidit, -dit, -dit,
Perdidit spolia
Princeps infernorum.

Magi tres venerunt,
Parvulum inquirunt,
Bethlehem adeunt,
Stellulam sequendo,
Ipsum adorando,
Aurum, thus, thus, thus,
Aurum, thus, thus, thus,
Aurum, thus, et myrrham
Ei offerendo.

Omnes clericuli,
Pariter pueri,
Cantent ut angeli:
Advenisti mundo,
Laudes tibi fundo.
Ideo, -o, -o,
Ideo, -o, -o,
Ideo gloria
In excelsis Deo.

He is born on earth,
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
and laid in a manger
in an animals’ stable,
the ruler of the heavens.
The prince of hell
the prince of hell
the prince of hell
has lost his spoils.

Three wise men came
seeking the young child,
and went to Bethlehem,
following the star.
They worshipped him,
offering gold,
offering gold,
offering gold,
frankincense and myrrh.

Let all clerks
and boys
sing like the angels
that thou art come to earth,
pouring forth praises to thee:
therefore sing
therefore sing
therefore sing
‘Glory to God in the highest’.

In mundo nascitur,
pannis involvitur
praesepi ponitur
stabulo brutorum,
rector supernorum.
perdidit spolia princeps infernorum.

Magi tres venerunt,
parvulum inquirunt,
Bethlehem adeunt,
stellulam sequendo,
ipsum adorando,
aurum, thus, et myrrham ei offerendo.

Omnes clericuli,
pariter pueri,
cantent ut angeli:
advenisti mundo,
laudes tibi fundo.
ideo gloria in excelsis Deo.

Born in the world,
wrapped in cloths,
placed in the stable of brute beasts,
the king of the heavens
has scattered the spoils
of the prince of hell.

Three wise men came
seeking the child.
They journeyed to Bethlehem
following the star
and worshipping him
with offerings of gold, incense and myrrh.

Clerks, children, sing with the angels:
you have come to the world.
We give you praise
from the lowest depths
and sing therefore:
Glory to God in the highest.