English Folk-Carols/The Ten Joys of Mary

by Anonymous

XIV.THE TEN JOYS OF MARY.

THE TEN JOYS OF MARY.

1The first great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of one,
To see her own Son Jesus
To suck at her breast bone;
To suck at her breast bone, good man,
How happy may you be;
O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
And Christ to eternity.

2The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of two,
To see her own Son Jesus
To bring the lame to go;
To bring the lame to go, good man,
Etc., etc.

3The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of three,
To see her own Son Jesus
To bring the blind to see;
To bring the blind to see, good man,
Etc., etc.

4The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of four,
To see her own Son Jesus
To read the Bible o'er;
To read the Bible o'er, good man,
Etc., etc.

5The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of five,
To see her own Son Jesus
To bring the dead to life;
To bring the dead to life, good man,
Etc., etc.

6The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of six,
To see her own Son Jesus
To bear the crucifix;
To bear the crucifix, good man,
Etc., etc.

7The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of seven,
To see her own Son Jesus
To wear the crown of Heaven;
To wear the crown of Heaven, good man,
Etc., etc.

8The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of eight,
To see her own Son Jesus
To bring the crooked straight;
To bring the crooked straight, good man,
Etc., etc.

9The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of nine,
To see her own Son Jesus
Turn water into wine;
Turn water into wine, good man,
Etc., etc.

10The next great joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of ten,
To see her own Son Jesus
Bring up ten gentlemen;
Bring up ten gentlemen, good man,
How happy may you be;
O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
And Christ to eternity.