| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Anonymous. c. 1300 |
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| 6. A Hymn to the Virgin |
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| OF on that is so fayr and bright | |
| Velut maris stella, | |
| Brighter than the day is light, | |
| Parens et puella: | |
| Ic crie to the, thou see to me, | 5 |
| Levedy, preye thi Sone for me, | |
| Tam pia, | |
| That ic mote come to thee | |
| Maria. | |
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| Al this world was for-lore | 10 |
| Eva peccatrice, | |
| Tyl our Lord was y-bore | |
| De te genetrice. | |
| With ave it went away | |
| Thuster nyth and comz the day | 15 |
| Salutis; | |
| The welle springeth ut of the, | |
| Virtutis. | |
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| Levedy, flour of alle thing, | |
| Rose sine spina, | 20 |
| Thu bere Jhesu, hevene king, | |
| Gratia divina: | |
| Of alle thu ber'st the pris, | |
| Levedy, quene of paradys | |
| Electa: | 25 |
| Mayde milde, moder es | |
| Effecta. | |
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GLOSS: on] one. levedy] lady. thuster] dark. pris] prize. |
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