1. He by whom the heavens were made, lully, lully, lu,
In an ox's stall is laid, by, by, by, by, by,
He whom all the worlds obeyed, lully, lully, lu.

1. Qui creavit coelum, lully, lully, lu,
Nascitur in stabulo, by, by, by, by, by,
Rex qui regit seculum, lully, lully, lu.

2. Joseph bought a cloth anon, lully, lully, lu,
Mary's Child for to do on, by, by, by, by, by,
Who in a manger laid her Son by, by, by, by, by.

2. Joseph emit panniculum, by, by, by, by, by,
Mater involuit puerum, lully, lully, lu.
Et ponit in presepio, by, by, by, by, by.

3. [With] silly cattle standing by, lully, lully, lu,
There the whole world's joys to lie; by, by, by, by, by,
Sweeter never was, perdy; by, by, by, by, by.

3. Inter animalia, lully, lully, lu,
Jacent mundi gaudia, by, by, by, by, by,
Dulcis super omnia, lully, lully, lu.

4. [She] gave him suck, our sweet Lady, lully, lully, lu,
[And] thereto kissed him tenderly, by, by, by, by, by,
And adored him presently by, by, by, by, by.

4. Lactat mater dominum, by, by, by, by, by,
Osculatur parvulum, lully, lully, lu,
Et adorat dominum, by, by, by, by, by.

5. Mary, pray of thy Darling, lully, lully, lu,
[To] Heaven's bliss he do us bring, by, by, by, by, by,
Whose glory is without ending by, by, by, by, by.

5. Roga mater filum, lully, lully, lu,
Ut det nobis gaudium, by, by, by, by, by,
In perenni gloria, lully, lully, lu.

6. Unto all eternity, lully, lully, lu,
By all ages utterly, by, by, by, by, by,
Have we joy of His mercy by, by, by, by, by.

6. In sempiterna secula, by, by, by, by, by,
In eternum et ultra, lully, lully, lu,
Det nobis sua gaudia, by, by, by, by, by.