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Thread #54434 Message #842913
Posted By: nutty
07-Dec-02 - 05:17 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Seven Joys
Subject: RE: Origins: The Seven Joys
Sorry Joe ..... I probably should have done that in the first place. Here it is anyway. The verses are quiet straightforward ..... it was the chorus/refrain that intrigued me.
THE SEVEN JOYS
The first good joy our Lady had It was the joy of one It was to see her own dear Son Sucking at her breast bone
The rising of the sun The running of the deer The playing of the merry organ Sweet singing in the choir Ah, Blessed then is our Lady Blessed then is she For this is one of seven joys Sprung from our dear Lady
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of two It was to see her own dear Son To make the lame to go
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of three It was to see her own dear Son To make the blind to see
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of four It was to see her own dear Son To read the Bible o'er
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of five It was to see her own dear Son Rise from the dead to life
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of six It was to see her own dear Son Wearing the Crucifix
The next good joy our Lady had It was the joy of seven It was to see her own dear Son To wear the crown of Heaven
This version is found in the Bodleian Broadside Library Printed by T Bloomer of Birmingham 1817 - 1827 D Wrighton of Birmingham 1812 - 1830 W & T Fordyce of Newcastle 1832 - 1842