Words and Music: Traditional English
(From MS. Sloan 2593, fol. 51, v⁰)

Source: Thomas Wright, Specimens of old Christmas Carols, Selected from Manuscripts and Printed Books (London: The Percy Society, 1841)

Compare: Blessed Be That Maid Marie
and Blyssid Be Y^t Mayde Mary

This carol requires the installation of the "Junius Modern" font for best display.
See notes in F A Q

Blyssid be that mayde Mary,
Born he was of here body,
Godis sone that syttit on hy,
                        non ex virili semine.

In a manjour of an as,
Jhesu lay and lullyd was,
Harde peynis for to pas,
                        pro peccante homine.

Kynges comyn fro dyvesse londe,
With grete õyftes in here honde,
In Bedlem the child they fonde,
                        stella ducte lumine.

Man and chyld. both eld and ying,
Now in his blysful comyng,
To that chyld mow we syng,
                        gloria tibi, Domine.

Nowel, nowel, in this halle,
Make merye I prey õou alle;
Onto that chyld may we calle,
                        ullo sine crimine.