Gaudete - Chords, Lyrics and Origins
Origins
Gaudete is written in Latin. The title means 'Rejoice', and the chorus roughly translates as, "Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born of the Virgin Mary; rejoice!" First printed in the sixteenth century, the Latin that is used for the words dates from medieval times, so the carol is probably dates from earlier. The folk-rock group Steeleye Span released a cappella rendition of Gaudete, which was a hit in the British charts in 1973. There is an interesting discussion of Gaudete's origins here.
Chords
Chorus
Am Em Am C
Gaudete, gaudete!
G Em
Christus est natus
Am G Em G
Ex Ma---ria Virgine;
Em Am
Gaude----te!
Verse
Am7
Tempus adest gratiae,
Dm7
Hoc quod optabamus
Carmina laetitiae
Am7
Devote redamus.
Lyrics
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine;
Gaudete!
Tempus adest gratiae,
Hoc quod optabamus
Carmina laetitiae
Devote redamus.
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine;
Gaudete!
Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante,
Mundus renovatus est
A Christo regnante.
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine;
Gaudete!
Ezechielis porta
Clausa pertransitur
Unde Lux est orta
Salus invenitur.
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine;
Gaudete!
Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro,
Benedicat Domino
Salus Regi nostro.
Gaudete, gaudete!
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine;
Gaudete!