| "Puer natus est nobis" | |
|---|---|
| Gregorian introit | |
 The chant in the codex Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci | |
| Occasion | Christmas |
| Language | Latin |
"Puer natus est nobis" (A boy is born for us) is a Gregorian chant, the introit for Christmas Day. [1] [2] Thomas Tallis wrote a Christmas mass on the chant.
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". [2]
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.
The melody was used by composers in contrafacta such as the Christmas mass by Thomas Tallis. [3]
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