Humanities History & Culture Latin Christmas Carol Lyrics 5 Carols Untranslated Share Flipboard Email Print Heather Katsoulis/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 History & Culture Ancient History & Culture Ancient Languages Basics Major Figures & Events Greece & Sparta Egypt Asia Rome Literature Mythology & Religion American History African American History African History Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More by N.S. Gill Updated March 08, 2017 Veni, Emmanuel(O Come, Emmanuel)Veni, veni Emmanuel!Captivum solve Israel!Qui gemit in exilio,Privatus Dei Filio,Gaude, gaude, EmmanuelNascetur pro te, Israel.Veni, veni o oriens!Solare nos adveniens,Noctis depelle nebulas,Dirasque noctis tenebras.Gaude, gaude EmmanuelNascetur pro te, Israel.Veni, veni Adonai!Qui populo in SinaiLegem dedisti vertice,In Maiestate gloriae.Gaude, gaude EmmanuelNascetur pro te Israel. Regis olim urbe David(Once in Royal David's City)Regis olim urbe David,Sub bovili misero,Mater posuit infantemIn praesaepi pro lecto:Mitis Maria mater;Iesus Christus is puer.De caelo ad nos descenditDeus, Dominus orbis;Ei tectum est bovileEt praesaepe pro cunis.Pauperum virum amatorSancte vixisti Salvator.Et puertiam per miramObservanter parebatVirgini eidem matri,Quae cum pepererat:Tentent et discipuliEsse similes ei.Nam exemplum ille nobis:Nostri crescebat instar;Parvus quondam, imbecillus,Flens et ridens nobis par,Perticeps tristitiaeIdem et laetitiae.Tandem illum nos cernemusEx amore aeterno:Puer enim ille parvusSummo regnat iam caelo,Atque eo nos ducitQuo et ipse praeiit.Nec in stabulo misello,Bubus prope stantibus,Tunc videbitur, sed celsus,Sedens Deo proximus:Comites tum coronatiCircumstabunt candidati.Adeste Fideles(O Come, All Ye Faithful)Adeste FidelesLaeti triumphantesVenite, venite in BethlehemNatum videteRegem angelorumVenite adoremus, Venite adoremus,Venite adoremus, DominumCantet nunc ioChorus angelorumCantet nunc aula caelestiumGloria, gloriaIn excelsis DeoVenite adoremus, Venite adoremus,Venite adoremus, DominumErgo qui natusDie hodiernaJesu, tibi sit gloriaPatris aeterniVerbum caro factusVenite adoremus, Venite adoremus,Venite adoremus, Dominum Dormi, Jesu!The Virgin's Cradle-HymnWords by S. T. Coleridge, Sibylline Leaves, 1817Dormi, Jesu! Mater ridetQuae tam dulcem somnum videt,Dormi, Jesu! blandule!Si non dormis, Mater plorat,Inter fila cantans orat,Blande, veni, somnule.Sleep, sweet babe! my cares beguiling:Mother sits beside thee smiling;Sleep, my darling, tenderly! If thou sleep not, mother mourneth,Singing as her wheel she turneth:Come, soft slumber, balmily!Source: The Hymns and Carols of ChristmasGloria in Excelsis DeoThe refrain of the French Carol translated into English as "Angels We Have Heard on High" is in Latin - Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Here's one version of the English version of the carol from the same online source as the last. The translation from French to English is by Bishop James Chadwick (1813-1882):1. Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o'er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.RefrainGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?Refrain3. Come to Bethlehem and seeHim whose birth the angels sing;Come, adore on bended knee,Christ the Lord, the newborn King.Refrain4. See Him in a manger laid,Whom the choirs of angels praise;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,While our hearts in love we raise.RefrainSource: MIDI Files of Christmas CarolsMore Latin Christmas Carol LyricsAlso, see Gaudete, Gaudete! Latin Christmas and Holiday Songs! from Latin teacher and writer Laura Gibbs citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Gill, N.S. "Latin Christmas Carol Lyrics." ThoughtCo, Feb. 28, 2017, thoughtco.com/latin-christmas-carol-lyrics-119878. Gill, N.S. (2017, February 28). Latin Christmas Carol Lyrics. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-christmas-carol-lyrics-119878 Gill, N.S. "Latin Christmas Carol Lyrics." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-christmas-carol-lyrics-119878 (accessed April 22, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading