The Seven Joys Of Mary

Version 2
Compare: The Seven Joys of Mary - Version 1
The Seven Joys Of Mary - John Jacob Niles
The First Good Joy Our Mary Had (Sandys)
The Ferst Joye As I Zu Telle
Off The 5 Joyes Of Owr Lady

Words and Tune Traditional
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Source: Martin Shaw and Percy Dearmer, The English Carol Book, First Series (London: A. R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd., 1913), Carol #26

1. The first good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of one:
To see the blessed Jesus Christ
When he was first her son.
When he was first her son, good man:

Refrain
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.

2. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was he joy of two;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To make the lame to go.
To make the lame to go, good man: Refrain

3. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of three;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To make the blind to see.
To make the blind to see, good man: Refrain

4. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of four;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To read the Bible o'er.
To read the Bible o'er, good man: Refrain

5. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of five;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To raise the dead alive.
To raise the dead alive, good man: Refrain

6. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of six;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To bear the Crucifix.
To bear the crucifix, good man: Refrain

7. The next good joy our Mary had,
It was the joy of seven;
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To wear the Crown of heaven.
To wear the Crown of heaven, good man: Refrain

Sheet Music from Martin Shaw and Percy Dearmer, The English Carol Book, First Series (London: A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd., 1913), Carol #26