HERE ENDS THIS POEM: TRULY BY ITS SONG OUR NOBLE POET HAS ENLARGED OUR JOY. AS HE HAS WRITTEN,__

“Of music, and ethereal mirth
Wherewith the stage of Air and Earth did ring,
And joyous news of heavenly Infant’s birth
My muse with Angels did divide to sing.”

VALE QUI LEGIS

Transcriber’s Notes

Except for the changes noted below, which were verified by external sources, original spelling and punctuation have been retained.

Stanza XXVII of the Hymn: “handmade” was replaced with “handmaid”.
Final quotation: “Infants’ birth” was replaced with “Infant’s birth”.