Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Annotated/Christo paremus canticam excelsis gloria

When cryst was born of mary fre In bedlem,  fayre cyte, Angellis songen mirth & gle,
 * in excelsis.

beheld angellis bryȝt To hem apperyd gret lyȝt, and seyd goddis sone is born nyȝt,
 * in excelsis.

kyng ys comyn to save kynde . . . . in scriptur as we fynde, . . . . fore song haue we  mynde,
 * in excelsis.

. . . . lord for þy gret grace, . . . . is in blys to se þy face, Where we may syng to þe solas,
 * in excelsis.