Maria Walks Amid the Thorn reminds me of another poem from I Sing of a Maiden, this time a medieval Mary-song (author: Anonymous). Rosa Mystica There is no rose of such virtue As is the rose that bare [bore] Jesu: Alleluia! For in that rose containèd was Heaven and earth in little space: Res Miranda! [...]
Here is one of our favorite Advent hymns. It is sung in two parts, one of which is a haunting counterpoint. The carol comes from sixteenth century Germany (although it is probably much older) and commemorates the barrenness of the the Old Testament, the longing and waiting, and the flowering of sanctity and joy with [...]
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