Maria walked through woods of thorn    

1) Maria walked through woods of thorn,
Kyrie eleison!
Maria walked through woods of thorn
which seven years no leaf had borne.
Jesus and Maria.

2) Beneath her heart what bore she then?
Kyrie eleison!
Beneath her heart what bore she then?
A little child, free from all pain.
Jesus and Maria.

3) The thorns then full of roses stood,
Kyrie eleison!
The thorns then full of roses stood,
as the child was carried through the wood.
Jesus and Maria.