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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