Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # Came The Archangel To The Maid 1. Came th' Archangel to the Maid Of lowly mien and station, And her maiden fears allayed With courteous salutation; "Hail! Queen of Virgins pure and fair, The Lord of all things thou shalt bear; The Holy One Shall be thy Son Immortal, Man's mortal lot to share; And thou art Heav'n's high Portal, That man may enter there." 2. "How shall I conceive a child, With man's desire complying? How shall I be thus defiled, My steadfast vows denying?" "The Holy Ghost," said he, "this hour Shall come with his celestial dower: Great joy is here, Be not by fear Constrained; Thy maidenhood's fair flower Shall remain unstained Through his almighty power." 3. Spake the noble Virgin then, Surpassing meek and lowly: "I am but his handmaiden, And he is God all-holy: Do thou, who art is Angel sent To shew his secret high intent, His royal will To cure our ill Displaying, Announce I do assent, His wondrous work obeying With joy and sweet content." 4. Mary, Mother of the Lord, Who hast by thy child bearing Peace and happiness restored To mortal men wayfaring, Beseech Thy blessed Son that He To each and all may kindly be, Our sore offence Of thought and sense Forgiving: That by his grace may we Be numbered with the living, Through all eternity. Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #