Sir Christemas Anon. 15th Century
Good
day, good day,
My lord, Sir Christemasse, good day!
Good
day, Sire Christemasse our King,
For
every man both olde and yinge
Is
glad and blithe of your cominge:
Good day!
Godis
sone, so moche of might,
Fram
Heven to erthe down is light,
And
borne if of a maide so bright:
Good day!
Heven
and erthe and also helle,
And
alle that ever in hem dwelle,
Of
your cominge they beth full snelle:
Good day!
Of
your cominge this clerkes finde
Ye
come to save all mankinde,
And
of here bales hem unbinde:
Good day!
Alle
manner of merthes we wole make,
And
solas to oure hertes take,
My
seemly lorde, for your sake:
Good day!