Een kint gheboren II

This setting of Een kint gheboren II opens with a gentle, processional quality, its SAB texture weaving together to create a warm, devotional atmosphere. The composer André Vierendeels sets a Dutch text that recounts the Nativity story, focusing on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the reactions of Jerusalem. The refrain, sung in Latin, exclaims "Amor, quam dulcis est amor!" (Love, how sweet is love!), offering a devotional response to the narrative. The subsequent verses describe the infant Christ in the manger, the angelic chorus, the rejoicing shepherds, and the arrival of the Three Kings with their offerings. It is a sacred Christmas piece that celebrates the sweetness of God's love revealed in the incarnation.