Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Annotated/Mary moder

by William Sandys

MARY MODᴿ.

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Mary was gret wᵗ gabʼel.

Mary modʳ, meke & mylde,
fro schame & synne þᵗ ȝᵉ vs schyllde,
for gret on grownd ȝᵉ gõ wᵗ childe,

Gabʼele nu̅cio.

Mary modʳ, be not adred,
Jη̃u is in ȝoʳ body bred,
& of ȝoʳ bryst he wil be fed,

Cu̅ pudoris lilio.

Mary modʳ, þᵉ frewᵗ of þᵉ
for vs was naylid on a tre,
in hovene is now his mageste,

fulget jesus rex clo.

Mary modʳ, þᵉ þredde day,
vp he ros as i ȝow say,
to helle he tok þᵉ ryȝte way,

motu fertʳ p͠po.

Mary modʳ aftꝛ þis sone,
vp þᵘe yis t wᵗ hỹ to wone,
þᵉ angeɫ wern glad qñ þᵘ wer come,

in celi palac̃o.

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