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 And they circumcise the Lord,

And His Blood for us is poured:

Thus Salvation is restored

By the Virgin Mary.

For the Word becometh Flesh

By the Virgin Mary.

In a manger is He laid:

Ox and Ass their worship paid:

Over Him her veil is spread

By the Virgin Mary.

For the Word becometh Flesh

By the Virgin Mary.

And the Heavenly Angels' tongue

Glory in the Highest sung:

And the shepherds o'er Him hung

With the Virgin Mary.

For the Word becometh Flesh

By the Virgin Mary.

Joseph watches o'er His rest:

Cold and sorrow Him infest:

He, an hungered, seeks the breast

Of the Virgin Mary.

For the Word becometh Flesh

By the Virgin Mary.