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Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century


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DIALOGUES BETWEEN THE BLESSED VIRGIN AND CHILD.
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MARIAN LAMENTS.
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SONGS AND PRAYERS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
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11. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
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12. Hail, Mother and Virgin Immaculate
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13. High Empress and Queen Celestial
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14. Thou shalt Bear the Fruit of Life
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15. A Salutation to the Virgin
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16. Mary, Pray thy Son for us
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17. Enixa Est Puerpera
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18. Ave Maris Stella
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19. Hail, Star of the Sea
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20. Mary, Bright Star of Heaven and Holy Church
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21. Hail, Queen of Heaven
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22. Ave Gloriosa
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23. Ave Regina Celorum, I
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24. Ave Regina Celorum, II
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25. Salve Regina
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26. An Expansion of Salve Regina
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27. Regina Celi Letare, I
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28. Regina Celi Letare, II
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29. Regina Celi Letare, III
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30. The Five Joys of Our Lady
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31. The Five Joys of Our Lady, with Acrostic
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32. An Orison to Our Lady by the Seven Joys
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33. A Salutation by the Heavenly Joys
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34. The Seven Joys of the Virgin in Heaven, I
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35. The Seven Joys of the Virgin in Heaven, II
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36. The Seven Joys of the Virgin in Heaven, III
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37. A Song of the Assumption
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38. The Coronation of the Virgin, I
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39. The Coronation of the Virgin, II
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40. Fresh Flower of Womanhood
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41. Mary, Be our Succour and Help
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42. Keep Us a Place in Paradise
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43. Our Lady and all the Angels, Pray for Me
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44. Mary, Remember Me at my Last Day
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45. I Have now Set my Heart so High
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46. A Love Message to My Lady
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47. I will Serve my Lady until Death
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48. I Will Have No Other Spouse
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HYMNS TO THE TRINITY.
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HYMNS TO GOD THE FATHER, CREATOR.
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HYMNS AND PRAYERS TO CHRIST.
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SONGS OF THE ANNUNCIATION.
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SONGS OF THE NATIVITY
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SONGS FOR THE EPIPHANY.
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HYMNS AND SONGS OF THE PASSION.
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APPEALS TO MAN FROM THE CROSS.
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COMPLAINTS OF CHRIST.
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EASTER SONGS.
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SONGS OF THE EUCHARIST.
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THE MYSTERIES OF THE FAITH.
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OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND SONGS.
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PRAYERS TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.
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TWO PRAYERS BY LYDGATE AGAINST THE PESTILENCE.
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SONGS OF PENITENCE.
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SONGS OF OLD AGE.
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SONGS OF MORTALITY.
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SONGS AGAINST FORTUNE.
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SONGS OF THE DECADENCE OF VIRTUE.
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SONGS AGAINST VICES.
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PROVERBS AND MORAL SENTENCES.

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139. I Have Lived After My Lust

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Royal MS. App. 58

Now marcy, Ihe-su, I wyll amend
and neuermore displease the,
yff grace thow wylt me send.
My thoght ys full hevy
and greuith me Ryght sore;
my synnys be pesy,
whych repentyth me euer-more.
my flesh fast swetyng
my paynys to Renew,
my body besely boylyng
with hetys—lord Ihesu,
This haue I full surely
for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.
My fete, sume tyme more
and lesse, they do swete;
my hert ys very pore,
and besyly doth bete;
my hed ys all macy,
and meruelowsly dothe werke;
my[n] yene dyme and dasy,
my neke ys full sterke;
Thys haue I full surely
[for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.]
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My hondys do me no good
ne-dys must I ly so
and take no erthly fode
[OMITTED]
now helpe me, goode lorde,
my stomake ys full faynt;
I make to the acorde
Vppon payne off a-taynt;
I wyll no more suerly
to the be so vnjust
butt kepe thy lawes truly
And put a-way false lust. Now mercy Ihe[s]u.
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