Mary Walked Through A Wood of Thorn

See also the German original: Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging

Mary walked through a wood of thorn
Kyrie eleison.
Mary walked through a wood of thorn,
Which seven long years no leaf had borne;
Jesus and Mary.

What bore Mary beneath her heart?
Kyrie eleison.
A little child without any smart
Mary bore beneath her heart,
Jesus and Mary.

Then roses sprang from out the thorn;
Kyrie eleison.
As the Christ child through the wood was born,
Roses sprang from out the thorn;
Jesus and Mary.

See also the German original: Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging

Traditional 16th c. German folk carol
English translation: Philip Radcliffe