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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== |
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- CPDL #1765: GIF .
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker - Online Christmas Songbook (added 2000-11-27). Score information: kbytes Copyright: other
- Edition notes: collected by Cecil J. Sharp, SATB version by Christopher R. Baker
General Information
Title: Ten Joys of Mary, The
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Category:Carols:Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Folk Songs from Somerset (1909)
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- The first great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of one,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To suck at her breast bone
- To suck at her breast bone, good man,
- Refrain:
- How happy may you be;
- O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
- And Christ to eternity.
- 2.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of two,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To bring the lame to go
- To bring the lame to go, good man,
- Refrain.
- 3.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of three,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To bring the blind to see;
- To bring the blind to see, good man,
- Refrain.
- 4.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of four,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To read the Bible o’er
- To read the Bible o’er, good man,
- Refrain.
- 5.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of five,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To bring the dead to life;
- To bring the dead to life, good man,
- Refrain.
- 6.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of six,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To bear the crucifix
- To bear the crucifix, good man,
- Refrain.
- 7.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of seven,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To wear the crown of Heaven
- To wear the crown of Heaven, good man,
- Refrain.
- 8.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of eight,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- To bring the crooked straight;
- To bring the crooked straight, good man,
- Refrain.
- 9.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of nine,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- Turn water into wine
- Turn water into wine, good man,
- Refrain.
- 10.
- The next great joy that Mary had,
- It was the joy of ten,
- To see her own Son Jesus
- Bring up ten gentlemen;
- Bring up ten gentlemen, good man,
- Refrain.