Maria walks amid the thorn,
Kyrie eleison,
Maria walks amid the thorn,
Which seven years no leaf has born.
Jesus and Maria.
What ‘neath her heart doth Mary bear?
Kyrie eleison,
The little Child doth Mary bear,
Beneath her heart He nestles there.
Jesus and Maria.
And as the two are passing near,
Kyrie eleison,
And as the two are passing near,
Lo! roses on the thorns appear!
Jesus and Maria.
What shall this Infant called be?
Kyrie eleison,
The Christ this child shall called be
His name from all eternity.
Jesus and Maria.
Who hath the world from sin set free?
Kyrie eleison.
This child alone and only he,
He hath the world from sin set free.
Jesus and Maria.
– Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, German carol
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