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11<b>Refrain</b> Lullay, my liking, my dere son,
22 Lullay, my beloved, my dear son, my sweeting.
33 my sweetest one. Lullay, my dere herte, my owen
44 Lullay, my dear heart, dere derling.
55 my darling one.
66I saw a fair maiden
77I saw a fair maiden Sitten and sing:
88sitten and sing:She lulled a little child,
99She lulled a little child, A swete lording.
1010a sweet lordling.
1111That eche Lord is that
1212Of all lords he is Lord, That made alle thing:
1313of all kings he is King.Of alle lordes he is Lord,
1414Of alle kinges, King.
1515There was much melody
1616at the child's birth.Ther was mekil melody
1717All those in Heaven, At that childes berth:
1818they made much mirth.Alle tho wern in Hevene blis
1919They made mekil merth.
2020Angels bright they sang through the night
2121and said to the child:Aungele bright they song that night,
2222"blessed be thou and blessed be she, And seiden to that child:
2323meek and mild."'Blissed be thou, and so be she
2424That is bothe mek and mild.'
2525(<b>Refrain</b>)
26Pray we now to that child,
27And to his moder dere,
28Graunt hem his blissing,
29That now maken chere.

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