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1 My Bleeding Heart In Crete My Bleeding Heart ALL you that are to Mirth inclin'd, / Consider well and bear in mind, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. : The Sinners Redemption: / Wherein is described the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Together with his / Life on the Earth, and precious Death on the Cross for Mankind. The Sinner's Redemption: Wherein is described the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Together with his Life on the Earth, and precious Death on the Cross for Mankind. 1685-1685 G. Conyers

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ALL you that are to Mirth inclin'd, Consider well and bear in mind, What our good God for us hath done, In sending his beloved Son. Let all our Songs and praises be Unto his Heavenly Majesty; And evermore amongst our Mirth, Remember Christ our Saviour's Birth: The five and twentieth of December, Good cause have we for to remember In Bethelem upon this Morn, There was our blest Messias born. The Night before that happy tide, The spotless Virgin and her guide, Were long time seeking up and down, To find them lodging in the Town.
And mark how all things came to pass, The Inns and Lodgings so filled was, That they could have no Room at all, But in a silly Oxe's stall. This Night the Virgin Mary mild, Was safe delivered of a Child, According unto Heavens Decree, Mans sweet Salvation for to be. Near Bethelem did Shepherds keep Their Herds and Flocks of feeding Sheep To whom Gods Angels did appear, Which put the Shepherds in great fear. Prepare and go, the Angel said, To Bethelem be not afraid, There shall you see this blessed Morn. The Princely Babe, sweet Jesus born.
With thankful hearts and joyfull mind, The Shepherds went this Babe to find; And as the Heavenly Angel told, They did our Saviour Christ behold. Within a Manger was he laid. The Virgin Mary by him staid, Attending on the Lord of Life, Being both Mother, Maid and Wife. Three Eastern Wise Men from afar, Directed by a glorious Star, Came boldly on and made no stay, Until they came where Jesus lay. And being come unto the place, Whereas the blest Messias was, They humbly laid before his feet, Their gifts of Gold and Odour sweet. See how the Lord of Heaven and Earth, Shew'd himself lowly in his Birth: A sweet Example for Mankind, To learn to bear an humble Mind. No costly Robes nor rich Attire, Did Jesus Christ our Lord desire; No Musick nor sweet Harmony, Till glorious Angels from an high, Did in melodious manner sing, Praises unto our Heavenly King, All Honour, Glory, Might and Power, Be unto Christ our Saviour. If Choirs of Angels did rejoyce, Well may Mankind with heart and voice, Sing praises to the God of Heaven, That unto us his Son hath given. Moreover let us everyone Call unto mind, and think upon His Righteous Life, and how he dy'd, To have poor sinners justified. Suppose, O Man, that thou should'st lye In prison strong, condemn'd to dye, And that no Friend upon the Earth, Could Ransome thee from cruel Death;
Except you can some party find, That for your sake will be so kind, His own hearts blood for to dispence, And lose his Life in thy defence, Such was the love of Christ when we Were lost to Hell perpetually, To save us from the Gulph of woe, Himself much pain did undergoe. Whilst in this World he did remain, He never spent one hour in vain, In Fasting and in Prayer Divine, He daily spent away the time. He in the Temple daily taught, And many wonders strange he wrought, He gave the Blind their perfect sight, And made the Lame to walk upright. He cur'd the Leper of their Evils, And by his power he cast out Devils; He raised Lazarus from the Grave, And to the sick their health he gave. But yet for all these Wonders wrought, The Jews his dire destruction sought: The Traytor Judas was the Man, That with a Kiss betray'd him then, Then was he lead to Justice-Hall, Like one despis'd amongst them all; And had the Sentence, given that he Should suffer Death upon a Tree. Unto the Execution-place, They brought him on with much disgrace; With vile reproachfull taunts and scorns, They crown'd him with a wreath of Thorns. Then to the Cross through hands and feet, They nail'd our blest Redeemer sweet: And further to augment his smart, With bloody Spear they pierc'd his Heart. Thus have you seen and heard aright, The Love of Christ the Lord of Might; And how he shed his precious Bloud, Only to do us Sinners good.
Printed for G. Conyers, at the Golden Ring in Little-Britain.