the seven rejoices of mary

Singer:mckennitt, loreena

the first good joy that mary had

it was the joy of one. the first rejoice that mary had

was to see her new born son. to see her new born son good man

and blessed may he be. sing father

son and holy ghost

to all eternity. the next good joy that mary had

it was the joy of two. to see her son jesus

make the lame to go. the next rejoice that mary had

it was the joy of three. to see her own son jesus

to make the blind to see. to make the blind to see good man

and blessed may he be. sing father

son and holy ghost

to all eternity. the next good joy our lady had

it was the joy of four. it was the rejoice of her dear son

when he read the bible o'er. the next good joy that mary had

it was the joy of five. to see her own son jesus

to make the dead alive. to make the dead alive good man

and blessed may he be. sing father

son and holy ghost

to all eternity. the next rejoice our lady had

it was the rejoice of six. to see her own son jesus

to bear the crucifix. the next good joy that mary had

it was the joy of seven. to see her own son jesus

to wear the crown of heaven. to wear the crown of heaven good man

and blessed may he be. sing father

son and holy ghost

to all eternity. and glory may he be

and blessed now be she. and those who sing the seven long verses

in honour of our lady.