 | Songs and carols from a manuscript in the British Museum of the fifteenth century |  |
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IX. Jhesu, Jhesu, Jhesu, Jhesu,
Saf us alle thorw thi vertu.
Jhesu, as thou art our savyour,
That thou save us fro dolour;
Jhesu is myn paramour;
Blyssid be thi name, Jhesu.
That thou save us fro dolour;
Jhesu is myn paramour;
Blyssid be thi name, Jhesu.
Jhesu was born of a may,
Upon Cristemesse day,
Sche was may beforn and ay;
Blyssid be thi name, Jhesu.
Upon Cristemesse day,
Sche was may beforn and ay;
Blyssid be thi name, Jhesu.
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Thre kynges comen fro segent,
To Jhesu Cryst they browte present;
Lord God omnipotent,
Saf us alle throw thy vertue.
To Jhesu Cryst they browte present;
Lord God omnipotent,
Saf us alle throw thy vertue.
Jhesu deyid and schad his blod
For al mankynde upon the rod;
He graunt us grace of happis good,
I beseke the, swete Jhesu.
For al mankynde upon the rod;
He graunt us grace of happis good,
I beseke the, swete Jhesu.
Jhesu, for thy moderes sake,
Kepe us fro the fyndis blake,
Aȝens hym that we mown wake;
And save us alle throw thi vertu.
Kepe us fro the fyndis blake,
Aȝens hym that we mown wake;
And save us alle throw thi vertu.
| Songs and carols from a manuscript in the British Museum of the fifteenth century | |