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 Whiche in the cloister of thy blisful entrees  
 Toke mannys shapthe the eterne loue & pees  
That of thy tryne compas lord and gide is  
 Whom heuyn and erthe and se withoute les  
 Ay herien and thou virgine doutles  
 Baar of thy body and dueldist mayd pure  
 The creatour of euery creature  
Assemblid is in the magnificence  
 With mercy goodnes and suche pyte  
 That thou that art the soune of excellence  
 Not only helpist theym that praieth the  
 But oftyn tyme of thy benignite  
Ful frely or that man thyn help seche  
 Thou gost beforn and art our soulis leche  
 Now help thou blisful and meke fair mayde  
 Me flemyd wrecche in this desert of gall  
 Think on the woman of Canane that sayde  
That whelpis eten som of the cromys small  
 That from her lordis table ben y falle  
 And though that I vnworthy sone of Eue  
 Be synful yet accepte my beleue  
 And for that feith is ded withoute werkis  
So forto werkyn yeue me witte and space  
 That I be quyt from thens that most derk is  
 O thou that art so fair and ful of grace  
 Be myn aduocate in that high place  
 There as withouten ende is sunge Osanne  
Thou cristis moder doughter dere of anne  
 And of thy light my soule in prison light  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: NU, 45
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 45
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 45

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: NU, 50
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 50
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 50

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: NU, 55
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 55
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 55

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: NU, 60
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 60
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 60

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: NU, 65
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 65
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 65

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

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In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group G, 70
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VIII, 70