English Medieval Religious Lyrics

Contents

• The Crucifixion, from an English Missal of 1461: Bodleian Library, MS. Digby 227, f. 113v, Frontispiece INTRODUCTION SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OTHER ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS AND LOCATIONS TEXTS; Numbers 1-
• 3. The Fall. The Promise of Redemption 4-
• 16. Annunciation and Nativity 17-
• 21. The Passion of Christ 22-
• 5. Mary at the Foot of the Cross 26-
• 30. Complaints of Christ 31-
• 6. The Memory of Christ's Passion 37-
• 40. The Triumph of Christ 41-
• 5. Christ's Love for Sinful Man 46-
• 9. Songs of Love-longing 50-
• 4. Prayers to Christ 55-
• 65. Prayers and Poems to the Virgin Mary 66-
• 70. Prayers to Saints and the Guardian Angel 71-
• 2. Mysteries of the Faith 73-
• 6. Christian Hope and Joy 77-
• 80. Penitence and the Christian Life 81-
• 90. The Frail Life of Man. The Last Things 91-
• 2. The Pilgrim's Final Rest NOTES GLOSSARY LATIN WORDS AND PHRASES OCCURRING IN THE LYRICS INDEX OF FIRST LINES