A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: X. Deo gracias

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!
Adam lay ibounden, bounden in a bond
Four thousand winter, thought he not to long

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!
And all was for an appil, an appil that he tok
As clerkes finden written in their book

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!
Ne had the appil take ben, the appil take ben
Ne hadde never our lady, a ben hevene quene

Blessed be the time that appil take was
Therefore we moun singen
Deo gracias! Deo gracias!