Puer natus in Bethlehem

The thirteenth-century text is traditionally associated with a fourteenth-century tune of the same name.

[1] Lyric translation by Hamilton Montgomerie MacGill, 1876 Puer natus in Bethlehem, Alleluia.

Reges de Sabâ veniunt, Alleluia.

De matre natus virgine, Alleluia.

De nostro venit sanguine; Alleluia.

A Child is born in Bethlehem; Exult for joy, Jerusalem!

From East bring incense, myrrh, and gold,

192b, was published by Lucas Lossius [de] in 1553 and is also known as "Puer natus in Bethlehem".

[2] The text and tune of this Lutheran hymn were included by Johann Sebastian Bach in the second movement of his church cantata Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65.

[3] In addition, Bach's chorale prelude (for organ) "Puer natus in Bethlehem", BWV 603, included in the Orgelbüchlein, is based on the same hymn tune.

[4] An older form of the hymn tune, Zahn 192a, was not only used for the Latin and German versions of the hymn, but also, for instance, for Luther's "Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar" [de] hymn text.

[2] Bach's chorale prelude based on that tune, BWV 607, is also included in the Orgelbüchlein.