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73. Sapiencia Sent to Redeem Man
Mirabilem Misterium
þe sone of god ys mane be-cume
þe sone of god ys mane be-cume
A Mervelus þyng I hafe musyd in my mynde,
Howe þat veritas spronge owȝte of þe gro[u]nde,
And Iusticia for all mane-kynde,
ffrom heuene to erthe he came a downe.
Mirabilem Misterium & ce
Howe þat veritas spronge owȝte of þe gro[u]nde,
And Iusticia for all mane-kynde,
ffrom heuene to erthe he came a downe.
Mirabilem Misterium & ce
Than misericordia, that mercyfull maye,
Seyng mane was dampnde for hys trepas,
hathe sent down sapiencia, þe sothe to saye,
Mane to redeme and bryng to grase.
Mirabilem misterium & ce
Seyng mane was dampnde for hys trepas,
hathe sent down sapiencia, þe sothe to saye,
Mane to redeme and bryng to grase.
Mirabilem misterium & ce
Celestyall Cyteȝens, for vs þat yowe praye
To hyme þat ys bothe alpha and oo,
That we maye be sauyd one domus daye,
And browȝte to þat blysse he bowȝte vs to.
Mirabilem Misterium, þe son of & ce
To hyme þat ys bothe alpha and oo,
That we maye be sauyd one domus daye,
And browȝte to þat blysse he bowȝte vs to.
Mirabilem Misterium, þe son of & ce
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