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XXXII.
[Out of the blosme sprang a thorn]
Out of the blosme sprang a thorn,
Quan God hym self wold be born,
He let us nevere be forlorn,
That born was of Marie.
Quan God hym self wold be born,
He let us nevere be forlorn,
That born was of Marie.
Ther sprang a welle al at here fot,
That al this word is t[o]rnyd to good,
Quan Jhesu Cryst took fleych and blod
Of his moder Marie.
That al this word is t[o]rnyd to good,
Quan Jhesu Cryst took fleych and blod
Of his moder Marie.
Out of the welle sprang a strem
Fro patriarck to Jerusalem,
Til Cryst hymself aȝen it nem
Of his moder, etc.
Fro patriarck to Jerusalem,
Til Cryst hymself aȝen it nem
Of his moder, etc.
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In wynter quan the frost hym fres,
A powre beddyng our Lord hym ches;
Betwyin an ox and an as
Godes sone born he was
Of his, etc.
A powre beddyng our Lord hym ches;
Betwyin an ox and an as
Godes sone born he was
Of his, etc.
It was upon the twelwe day,
Ther come thre kynges in ryche aray,
To seke Cryst ther he lay
And his, etc.
Ther come thre kynges in ryche aray,
To seke Cryst ther he lay
And his, etc.
Thre kynges out of dyves londe,
Swythe comyn with herte stronge,
The chyld to sekyn underfonge,
That born was of Marie.
Swythe comyn with herte stronge,
The chyld to sekyn underfonge,
That born was of Marie.
The sterre led hem a ryte way
To the chyld ther he lay;
He help us bothe nyȝt and day,
That born was of Marie.
To the chyld ther he lay;
He help us bothe nyȝt and day,
That born was of Marie.
Baltyzar was the ferste kyng,
He browte gold to his offeryng,
For to presente that ryche kyng,
And his moder Marie.
He browte gold to his offeryng,
For to presente that ryche kyng,
And his moder Marie.
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Melchiar was the secunde kyng,
He browte incens to his offering,
For to present that ryche kyng,
And his, etc.
He browte incens to his offering,
For to present that ryche kyng,
And his, etc.
Jasper was the thred kyng,
He browte myrre to his offeryng,
For to presente that ryche kyng,
and his, etc.
He browte myrre to his offeryng,
For to presente that ryche kyng,
and his, etc.
Ther they offerid here presens,
With gold and myrre and francincens,
And clerkes redyn in here seqwens
in Ephifanye.
With gold and myrre and francincens,
And clerkes redyn in here seqwens
in Ephifanye.
Knel we down hym beforn,
And prey we to hym that now is born,
And let us never be forlorn,
that born was of Marye.
And prey we to hym that now is born,
And let us never be forlorn,
that born was of Marye.
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