NOtus in Iudea deus, in israel magnum nomen eius. [Ps. 75 (76).]
Aue per quam dominus pietate motus
Humilis apparuit in iudea notus:
ffortem redde spiritum, frangens carnis motus,
Vt deuote seruiat tibi toti totus.
Heil þorwh whom þe lord of miht
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Was stured wiþ pite,
And schewed him meke to monnes siht
And knowen was in Iudec:
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Mak þou vs of spirit strong,
Sturynges of flesche brekyng,
Þat we ben alle wiþ herte and tong
Deuout to þe seruyng.
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VOce mea ad dominum clamaui; uoce mea ad deum, & intendit michi. [Ps. 76 (77).]
Aue mater gracie, gemmis redimita,
Mater per quam pauperum uox est exaudita:
Tuus nobis filius in presenti uita
Via sit & veritas in futuro sita.
Heil modur of grace i calle þe þen,
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Schinyng as precious stones,
Modur þorwh whom of þe pore men
Þe vois is herd at ones:
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To vs þi sone of worþinesse
In þis lyf hol and some
Beo he boþe wey and soþfastnesse
ffor lyf þat is to come.
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Attendite popule meus legem meam, inclinate aurem uestram in uerba oris mei. [Ps. 77 (78).]
Aue terra glorie germinans frumentum, [cf. Ps. 77, v. 24 ff.]
Animabus conferens uite nutrimentum, [cf. Ps. 77, v. 25.]
Quod in crucis cornibus a iudeis tentum
Moriendo centupli tulit incrementum.
Heil, þou noble lond of blis
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Whete wel feir borionyng,
To mennes soules þou ȝiuest i-wis
Of lyf þe norisschyng,
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Þat on þe hornes of þe Croys
Iewes helden wiþ-outen les;
