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130. Speed Our King on His Journey
Kyryeleyson, Kpēleysone
Pater de celys, deus, to the we crye,
Goodyse sone that bought vs, the secund persone,
Spiritus sancte, deus, one vs haue mercy!
Holy trynyte as god, beleue we fully.
Spede oure kynge and [spare] thy servant fre,
Wyth contynuell grace hym mvltyplye.
Salvum fac regem domine.
Pater de celys, deus, to the we crye,
Goodyse sone that bought vs, the secund persone,
Spiritus sancte, deus, one vs haue mercy!
Holy trynyte as god, beleue we fully.
Spede oure kynge and [spare] thy servant fre,
Wyth contynuell grace hym mvltyplye.
Salvum fac regem domine.
Sancta maria, mylde medyatryce,
Avdi [nos] rogantes seruulos!
Dey genitryx, to thy flovyr de-lyce,
Pray for owre kyng where-so he goose.
O virgoo virginum, lete hym never loos
That hath the kepyng of thy doware fre,
But be port and prynce yn hys pvrpose.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Avdi [nos] rogantes seruulos!
Dey genitryx, to thy flovyr de-lyce,
Pray for owre kyng where-so he goose.
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That hath the kepyng of thy doware fre,
But be port and prynce yn hys pvrpose.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Sancta Anna, genytryce of marye,
ffunde preces thy doughtur to praye,
That ys crystes moder of mercye,
To speed oure kyng yn hys yournay,
That he may well speed yn hys vaye,
And kepe ys ryght as yt shold be.
Moder and doughtter, as ye well may
Saluum fac regum domine.
ffunde preces thy doughtur to praye,
That ys crystes moder of mercye,
To speed oure kyng yn hys yournay,
That he may well speed yn hys vaye,
And kepe ys ryght as yt shold be.
Moder and doughtter, as ye well may
Saluum fac regum domine.
Seynt mychaell, prynce, archangel and knyght,
And the .ix. ordres of angles alle,
And gabryel that glyded from good almyty
To owre blessyd lady that ys to calle,
Beth medyatours yn the heven halle
To oure gracyose lord yn mageste,
In enemyes fortune that he never falle.
Saluum fac regem domine.
And the .ix. ordres of angles alle,
And gabryel that glyded from good almyty
To owre blessyd lady that ys to calle,
Beth medyatours yn the heven halle
To oure gracyose lord yn mageste,
In enemyes fortune that he never falle.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Precussor dnī, seynt ihon bapttyst,
Patryarkes, prophetys, pray for our kynge
That god of hys goodnesse gyf hym hys lyste
Of power and strenght that ys to hys plesyng—
Abraham, ysaak and jacob reynyng
Patres, senyores o seynt moyse—
ffor owre lyege lord that ys lyvynge.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Patryarkes, prophetys, pray for our kynge
That god of hys goodnesse gyf hym hys lyste
Of power and strenght that ys to hys plesyng—
Abraham, ysaak and jacob reynyng
Patres, senyores o seynt moyse—
ffor owre lyege lord that ys lyvynge.
Saluum fac regem domine.
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Seynt petre, prynceps Apostolorum,
Seynt poule, seynt andrew and yames by name,
Seynt iohne, crystes derelyng, sociusque vestrorum,
Seynt tomas and the lasse seynt yame,
Seynt phylyp, seynt barthelemewe ful tame,
Seynt matthew, synt symoun, and tadee
Seynt mathy, seynt barnbe, prayeth all yn same.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Seynt poule, seynt andrew and yames by name,
Seynt iohne, crystes derelyng, sociusque vestrorum,
Seynt tomas and the lasse seynt yame,
Seynt phylyp, seynt barthelemewe ful tame,
Seynt matthew, synt symoun, and tadee
Seynt mathy, seynt barnbe, prayeth all yn same.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Seynt luke, seynt marke,—ewangelers
Enforced to the apostoles ye are—
Alle crystes dyscyples and hevenly feres,
Prayeth for owre spede and oure welfare.
Alle the holy nombre that passyone bare,
Innocentys for crystes natyuyte,
Defende oure kyng from hys enemyes snare!
Saluum fac regem domine.
Enforced to the apostoles ye are—
Alle crystes dyscyples and hevenly feres,
Prayeth for owre spede and oure welfare.
Alle the holy nombre that passyone bare,
Innocentys for crystes natyuyte,
Defende oure kyng from hys enemyes snare!
Saluum fac regem domine.
Seynt stevyne that was wyth stones pynede,
Seynt oswalde kynge and martyr clene,
Seynt thomas, flovre of england shrynede,
Alle myghtful martyres on yow y mene!
Thorugh yow and the prayer of heven quene,
Send to owre kynge humanyte,
Beth hys tvtors yn travayle and tene.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Seynt oswalde kynge and martyr clene,
Seynt thomas, flovre of england shrynede,
Alle myghtful martyres on yow y mene!
Thorugh yow and the prayer of heven quene,
Send to owre kynge humanyte,
Beth hys tvtors yn travayle and tene.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Seynt george, oure ladyes knight
On whom alle englond hath byleve,
Shew vs thy helpe to god almyght,
And kepe oure kyng from all myscheve.
Thu art oure patronesse knyght y-preve
To defend wyth fyght oure ladyes fe,
Seynt george, by oure helpe yn all oure greve,
Saluum fac regem domine.
On whom alle englond hath byleve,
Shew vs thy helpe to god almyght,
And kepe oure kyng from all myscheve.
Thu art oure patronesse knyght y-preve
To defend wyth fyght oure ladyes fe,
Seynt george, by oure helpe yn all oure greve,
Saluum fac regem domine.
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Thu precyose pastour, seynt erkenwalde,
Helpe and here thy nacyoun,
Seynt edward, kyng and confessor called,
ffor thy provynce put orysoun.
Alle confessours and the congregacyoun
Of monkes and heremytes yn alle degre
ffor oure ryght make supplycacyoun.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Helpe and here thy nacyoun,
Seynt edward, kyng and confessor called,
ffor thy provynce put orysoun.
Alle confessours and the congregacyoun
Of monkes and heremytes yn alle degre
ffor oure ryght make supplycacyoun.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Thu blessyd womman, marye magdaleyne,
The better part to the thu chees,
Seynt kateryn and seynt eleyne
And all the virgynes yn hevenly prees,
Prayeth ye to cryst to send vs pees.
Omnes scī et scē orate,
That grace wyth vs may ever encresse.
Saluum fac regem domine.
The better part to the thu chees,
Seynt kateryn and seynt eleyne
And all the virgynes yn hevenly prees,
Prayeth ye to cryst to send vs pees.
Omnes scī et scē orate,
That grace wyth vs may ever encresse.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Propicius esto et parce nobis,
Ihū, lord god of myght and grace,
Alle-though we erre and do amysse,
Mercy we crye for owre trespace!
As penytentes we wyle purchace
The precyose yndulgence and thy pyte,
To saue thy peple yn every place.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Ihū, lord god of myght and grace,
Alle-though we erre and do amysse,
Mercy we crye for owre trespace!
As penytentes we wyle purchace
The precyose yndulgence and thy pyte,
To saue thy peple yn every place.
Saluum fac regem domine.
Swete seynt george, take to oure kyng heed,
To hys lynage and to other lordes all yn fere,
They mowe haue grace well to speed
And couere hem alle vnder thy banere.
To that gloryose gemme that shyneth so clere,
Gooddes moder and mayd of pyte,
Devoutly seyth all that bene here,
Saluum fac regem domine.
To hys lynage and to other lordes all yn fere,
They mowe haue grace well to speed
And couere hem alle vnder thy banere.
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Gooddes moder and mayd of pyte,
Devoutly seyth all that bene here,
Saluum fac regem domine.
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