{"id":7708,"date":"2021-12-15T19:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T18:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=157378"},"modified":"2021-12-20T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:09:12","slug":"what-are-the-lyrics-to-the-christmas-carol-gaudete","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-the-christmas-carol-gaudete\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the lyrics to the Christmas carol \u2018Gaudete\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Music Magazine\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><h2>When was \u2018<b>Gaudete<\/b><i><b>\u2018<\/b><\/i> written?<\/h2>\n<p>It is believed that the sacred Christmas <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-carol\/&quot;\">carol<\/a><\/strong> \u2018Gaudete\u2019\u00a0 was composed in the 16th century and was first published in \u00a0<i>Piae Cantiones<\/i>, a collection of Finnish\/Swedish sacred songs dating to 1581.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Gaudete\u2019 is written in a style typical of a medieval song of praise with a series of four-line stanzas, each preceded by a two-line refrain<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/when-was-the-first-christmas-carol\/&quot;\">When was the first Christmas carol?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/whats-the-difference-between-a-christmas-carol-and-a-hymn\/&quot;\">What\u2019s the difference between a Christmas carol and a hymn?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/carol-singing-when-did-the-tradition-begin\/&quot;\">Carol singing: When did the Christmas tradition begin?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/25-greatest-christmas-carols-all-time\/&quot;\">The 25 greatest Christmas carols of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/composers-behind-your-favourite-carols\/&quot;\">The composers behind your favourite carols\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><h2>What does \u2018Gaudete\u2019 mean?<\/h2>\n<p>Gaudete means rejoice<\/p>\n<h2>What are the lyrics to \u2018Gaudete\u2019 in English?<\/h2>\n<p>Rejoice, rejoice!<br\/>\nChrist\u00a0is born<br\/>\nOf the\u00a0Virgin Mary\u00a0\u2013<br\/>\nRejoice!<\/p>\n<p>The time of\u00a0grace\u00a0has come\u2014<br\/>\nWhat we have wished for;<br\/>\nSongs of joy<br\/>\nLet us give back faithfully.<\/p>\n<p>God has become man,<br\/>\nWith nature marvelling,<br\/>\nThe world has been renewed<br\/>\nBy the reigning Christ.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0closed gate of Ezekiel<br\/>\nIs passed through,<br\/>\nWhence the light is risen;<br\/>\nSalvation\u00a0has been found.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, let our assembly<br\/>\nNow sing in brightness<br\/>\nLet it bless the Lord:<br\/>\nSalvation to our King.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What are the lyrics to Gaudete in the original Latin?<\/h2>\n<p><i><i title=\"&quot;Latin-language\" text=\"\">Gaudete, gaudete!<br\/>\nChristus est natus<br\/>\nEx Maria virgine,<br\/>\ngaudete!<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i title=\"&quot;Latin-language\" text=\"\">Tempus adest grati\u00e6<br\/>\nHoc quod optabamus,<br\/>\nCarmina l\u00e6titi\u00e6<br\/>\nDevote reddamus.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i title=\"&quot;Latin-language\" text=\"\">Deus homo factus est<br\/>\nNatura mirante,<br\/>\nMundus renovatus est<br\/>\nA Christo regnante<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><i title=\"&quot;Latin-language\" text=\"\">Ezechielis porta<br\/>\nClausa pertransitur,<br\/>\nUnde lux est orta<br\/>\nSalus invenitur.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i title=\"&quot;Latin-language\" text=\"\">Ergo nostra contio<br\/>\nPsallat iam in lustro;<br\/>\nBenedicat Domino:<br\/>\nSalus Regi nostro.<\/i><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Steeleye\" span=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;150&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EDc2FD-vy8M?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><strong>Find more\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/tag\/christmas-carol-lyrics\/&quot;\">lyrics to your favourite Christmas carols here<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 at 12:00 am When was \u2018Gaudete\u2018 written? 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