“Unto the Virgin Mary our Saviour was born,

And on His head He wore a crown of Thorn:

If you believe this true and mind it well,

This hurt will never fester nor swell.”

“Our Saviour was of a virgin born,

His head was crowned with a crown of Thorn;

It never canker’d nor fester’d at all,

And I hope in Christ Jesus this never shall.”

“Christ was of a virgin born,

And He was pricked by a Thorn,