Nova, nova! by Iain Farrington (b. 1977)

This carol is from Nine Lessons and Carols offered by Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue, sung by the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys.

NOVA, nova!
Gabriel of high degree,
He came down from the Trinity
From Nazareth to Galilee.
Nova, nova.

He met a maiden in a place;
He kneeled down before her face;
He said: “Hail, Mary, full of grace!”
Nova, nova.

When the maiden saw all this,
She was sore abashed, ywis,
Lest that she had done amiss.
Nova, nova.

Then said the angel, “Dread not you,
You shall conceive in all virtue
A child whose name shall be Jesu.”
Nova, nova.

Then said the maid: “Verily,
I am your servant truly,
Ecce ancilla Domini.”
Nova, nova.

15th Century