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[Music]
1. A glorious Angel from Heaven came / Unto a virtuous maid, / Strange tidings and great news of joy / The humble Mary had, / The humble Mary had.
2. O mortal man, remember well / When Christ our Lord was born, / He was crucified betwixt two thieves / And crownèd with the thorn.
3. O mortal man, remember well / When Christ died on the rood; / 'Twas for our sins and wicked ways / Christ shed His precious blood.
4. O mortal man, remember well / When Christ was wrapped in clay, / He was taken to a sepulchre / Where no man ever lay.
5. God bless the mistress of this house / With gold chain round her breast; / Where e'er her body sleeps or wakes, / Lord send her soul to rest.
6. God bless the master of this house / With happiness beside; / Where e'er his body rides or walks, / Lord Jesus be his guide.
7. God bless your house, your children too, / Your cattle and your store; / The Lord increase you day by day, / And give you more and more.