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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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17. Enixa Est Puerpera

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MS. Ashmole 1393 (Sum. Catal. No. 7589)

A lady þat was so feyre & briȝt
velut maris stella
Browȝt forth ihū full of miȝt,
parens et puella.
Lady, flor of all þing,
rosa sine spina,
Þat barist ihū heuyn king,
gracia diuina.
All this world was for-lore,
eua peccatrice,
til þat ihū was y-bore
de te genitrice.
Of al wymmen þu art beste,
felix fecundata,
To al wery þu art reste,
mater honorata.
Wel I wote he is þi sone
ventre quem portasti;
Then wol grant þe þi bone,
Infans que[m] lactasti.
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Hou swete he is, hou meke he is,
ullus memorauit;
In heuyn he is & heuyn blys
nobis preparauit.
Of all wymmen þu berist þe price,
mater generosa,
Grawnt vs all paradys,
virgo gloriosa.
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