13. Man, asay, a-say, a-say,
And aske thou mercy whyle thou may.
1
Man, haue in mynd, how here beforn
For thy mysded thou wast for-lorn,
To geve the mercy Cryst was born;
Aske þou mercy whill þou may.
2
Yff thou thy lyff in syn hath lede,
Amend the now & be not dred,
For Crystis mercy furth ys spred:
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
3
Yff thy syn be never so yll,
Yet for no syn thou shalt spyll,
Amend the now yf þat thou will,
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
4
He that hath the hether browght,
He wold that thou mercy sowght,
Aske ytt & he denyth ytt nowght:
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
5
He that dyed on the rode
& shed for the his precius blod,
He ys both mercyfull & gud:
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
6
Mercy ys spred on the grownd,
Ther for to dwell a lytill stownd;
Lett vs seke till yt be fownd:
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
7
Ytt for to fynd God geve vs grace,
In this world while we haue space,
& after in hevyn to haue place:
[Aske þou mercy whill þou may.]
Explicit.
