  R REMEMBER, O thou man, O thou man! Remember, O thou man! Thy time is spent; Remember, O thou man, how thou art dead and gone, And I did what I can, therefore repent; Remember Adam’s fall, O thou man, O thou man! Remember Adam’s fall, From heaven to hell; Remember Adam’s fall, How we were condemned all, In hell perpetuall Therefor to dwell. Remember God’s goodnesse, O thou man, man, O thou man! Remember God’s goodnesse, And his promise made, Remember God’s goodnesse, How he sent his sonne doutlesse, Our sinnes for to redresse, Be not affraid. The angels all did sing, O thou man, O thou man! The angels all did sing, Vpon the shepheardes hill. Praises to our heauenly King, And peace to man liuing, With a good will. The shepheards amazed was, O thou man, O thou man! The shepheards amazed was, To heare the angels sing; The shepheards amazed was, How it should come to passe, That Christ, our Messias, Should be our King. To Bethlem did they goe, O thou man, O thou man! To Bethlem did they go, The shepheards three; To Bethlem did they goe, To see where it were so or no. Whether Christ were borne or no, To set man free. As the angels before did say, O thou man, O thou man! As the angels before did say, So it came to passe; As the angels before did say, The found a babe where it lay. In a manger wrapt in hay, So poor he was. In Bethlem he was borne, O thou man, O thou man! In Bethlem he was borne, For mankind sake; In Bethlem he was borne, For vs that were forlorne, And therefore tooke no scorne, Our flesh to take. Giue thanks to God always, O thou man, O thou man! Giue thanks to God always, With heart most ioyfully; Giue thankes to God always, For this our happy day: Let all men sing and say, Holy, holy. |
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