Joy's Seven

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The Seven Joys of Mary ( Hans Memling , 1480)

Joys seven (Sieben Freuden), The Seven Joys of Mary ( Die Sieben Freuden Mariens ), or after the opening verse: The first good joy our Mary had ( The first joy of Mary ) u. a. is a traditional English carol ( Christmas carol ) about the seven joys of Mary , the mother of Jesus .

According to William E. Studwell, his text dates from the 15th century, the music probably from the 18th century.

There are various different versions of the text.

According to the seven verses of the song, these seven joys are: 1. that Jesus was their son; 2. that he healed the lame; 3. that he healed the blind; 4. that he read the Bible in its entirety (“to read the Bible o'er”); 5. that he raised the dead; 6. To see Jesus on the cross; 7. To see her son Jesus wearing the heavenly crown (on these seven joys mentioned in the song, see the article Maria Lätitia ).

His first stanza reads in translation:

The first good joy that Mary had
It was the first joy;
To see the blessed Jesus Christ
How he was her son first:
How he was her son first, good man
And blessed may he be
God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
In all eternity.

The blessing indicated here by forward pressure from "good man" ( good man ) returns to all verses again.

text

Source: kings.cam.ac.uk

The first good joy that 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,
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of two;
To see her own son, Jesus Christ,
To make the lame to go:
To make the lame to go, good man:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that 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:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that 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:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of five;
To see her own son, Jesus Christ,
To bring the dead alive:
To bring the dead alive, good man:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of six;
To see her own son, Jesus Christ,
Upon the crucifix:
Upon the crucifix, good man:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

The next good joy that 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:
And blessed may he be,
Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.

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The song was arranged by Stephen Cleobury , among others .

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Alternative names

Joys seven; The Seven Joys of Mary; The Seven Joys; The first good joy our Mary; The seven joys of Mary; The Seven Rejoices of Mary; The Blessings of Mary; Etc.

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ Music “probably created 18th century” (William E. Studwell: Christmas Carols. A Reference Guide. New York & London 1985, p. 186 (No. 634))
  2. ↑ See hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com .
  3. ↑ In the version used by Stephen Cleobury in his arrangement (see text caption).
  4. ↑ see also the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints: Maria - Lätitia - seven joys of Mary
  5. ↑ CAROLS FROM KING’S ( English , PDF) King's College. December 9, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2019.