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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...lyrics by the initial phrase "When I think."3 Another very conventional passage which occurs in these prayers to Jesus and has made its way from the lyric over to the drama is characterized by the constant repetition of the phrase "Mercy Jesus."' Perhaps the most highly conventional of all the conventional forms of address to Christ is the Hail Jesus, a prayer in which oftentimes almost every line begins with this formula, followed by synonyms indicating in a fashion the different qualities and characteristics of the Savior. There are numerous examples of this 1 Chester, Vol. II, pp. 6,180 ff., 192 ff.; York, pp. 30 ff., 39, 138, 174, 311; Town., pp. 343, 351 ff.; Minor Poems of the V. MS., Vol I, pp. 48 ff.; Vol. II, pp. 696, 785 ff.; Rich. R. of Hampole, Vol. I, pp. 74 ff., 368 ff.; Polit., Relig. and Love Poems, pp. 123 ff., Hymns to V. and C. (BETS), pp. 95 ff.; Reliquiae Antiquae, Vol.I, pp.261 ff.; Vol. II, pp. 119ff., 190B., Z26;Anglia, Vol. XXVI, pp. 157,160. The cries of lost souls who are being carried away to hell might very well be considered in connection with the prayers of the repentant sinners, bat more fittingly deserve consideration in connection with the many lyrical poems which have found their way into the judgment-plays, which I consider below. In the plays these lyrics in the majority of cases are characterised by some one of the stanzas or lines beginning with the word "Alas I" Sometimes also this is the case with the independent lyrics. See further, Chester, Vol. II, pp. 53,95,101; York, pp. 280, 341 ff., 406 ff., 410, 421 ff., 456, 480 ff.; Town., pp. 277, 316 ff., 325 ff., 358; Gov., pp. 316, 331, 355 ff., 360; Minor Poem of the V. MS., Vol. I, pp. 29, 37,47, 302,384,404,425 ff.; Vol. II, pp. 452 ff., 47...
