There is no rose of such virtue

There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu:
Alleluya.

For in this rose contained was
Heaven and earth in little space:
Res miranda.

By that rose we may well see
That he is God in person three:
Pari forma.

The angels sung the shepherds to:
"Gloria in excelsis Deo",
Gaudeamus.

Leave we all this worldly mirth,
And follow we this joyful birth:
Transeamus.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) , "There is no rose", op. 28 no. 3 (1942) [treble chorus, soloists, and harp], from A Ceremony of Carols, no. 3.
by William Mathias (1934-1992) , "There is no rose of such virtue", op. 453 no. 3, from Ave Rex, no. 3.
by John Rutter (1945-) , "There is no rose", stanzas 1-2 [choral], from Dancing Day; A cycle of traditional Christmas carols, no. 4.

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