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Anonymous Lyrics Of The Fifteenth Century

Out of Your Sleep Arise and Wake

Noel) noel) noel.

Noel) noel) noel!

Out of your slcep ' arise and wake,

For God mankind now hath i-take,human nature / taken

All or a maid without any make:from / match, mate

Of all women she beareth the bell.2

Noel) noel) noel . . .

And through a maide fair and wise

Now man is made of full great price;worth

Now angels kneel to man's servise,

And at this time all this befell.

Noel) noel) noel . . .

Now man is brighter than the sun;

Now man in heaven on high shall wone;dwell

Blessed be God this game.' is begun,

And his mother empress of hell.4

Noel) noel) noel . . .

That ever was thrall, now is he free;who /captive

That ever was small, now great is she;

Now shall God deem both thee and mejudge

Unto his bliss if we do well.

Noel) noel) noel . . .

Now man may to heaven wend;go

Now heaven and earth to him they bend;

He that was foe now is our friend.

This is no nay that I you tell.5

Noel, noel, noel . . .

Now, blessed brother, grant us grace

At doomesday to see thy faceJudgment Day

And in thy court to have a place,

That we may there sing noel.

Noel, noel, noel . . .