Songs, Carols, and other Miscellaneous Poems, from the Balliol Ms. 354, Richard Hill's Commonplace book | ||
15. Mary moder, I you pray
To be owr help at domys day.
1
Att domys day, whan we shall ryseAnd cum be fore the hygh Justyce
And geve a cownt for owr seruyce,
What helpyth than owr clothyng gay?
2
Whan we shall cum be fore hys dome,What will vs helpe? ther all & some
We shall stond as sory grome
Yclad in a full pore a-ray.
3
That ylke day withowt lesyngMany a man hys hondis shall wryng,
And repent hym sore for hys lywyng;
Then yt ys to late, as I yow say.
4
Ther-for I rede both day & nyght,Make ye redy to God Almyght,
For in thys londe ys kyng nor knyght
That wott whan he shall wend a-way.
5
That chyld, that was born on Mary,He glad all thys cumpany,
And for hys loue make we mery,
Þat for vs dyed on Gud Fryday.
Explicit.
Songs, Carols, and other Miscellaneous Poems, from the Balliol Ms. 354, Richard Hill's Commonplace book | ||