Heavenly choirs in songs adore,
They, not they alone.
Αὐγούστου μοναρχήσαντος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,
ἡ πολυαρχία τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπαύσατο.
By Cassia the Recluse.
Menaeon Dec. 25.
I
When o’er the world Augustus reigned,
The rule of kingships felt decay;
And when our Lord appeared as Man,