For anyone who wants to sing something French this Christmas, here is my translation of the traditional French carol, Il est Né.

He is Born

Chorus

He is born , the holy one

Pipes and horns, play songs of greeting

He is born, the holy one

All rejoice now he has come.

1

For so many thousand years

Ancient prophets have foretold him

For so many thousand years

We have waited to see him here

(chorus)

2

And his bed is a pile of straw

In a manger, in a stable

And his bed is a pile of straw

God has come among the poor

(chorus)

3

He is beautiful, sweet and mild

He is purity and perfection

He is beautiful sweet and mild

Full of grace, our holy child.

(chorus)

4

Mighty Jesus, eternal Lord

Now a tiny little baby

Mighty Jesus, eternal Lord

Rule our hearts for evermore.

(chorus)

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Here is the sheet music:

He is Born