4. “O then,” replied Joseph, With words so unkind, “I will pluck no cherries For to give to thy child.” 5. Mary said to cherry tree “Bow down to my knee, That I may pluck cherries, By one, two, and three.” 6. The uppermost sprig then Bowed down to her knee, “Thus you may see, Joseph, These cherries are for me.” 7. “O eat your cherries, Mary, O eat your cherries now, O eat your cherries, Mary, That grow upon the bough.” [Illustration] Dives and Lazarus [Illustration] [Music] 1. As it fell out upon a day, Rich Dives made a feast, And he invited all his friends, And gentry of the best. 2. Then Lazarus laid him down and down, And down at Dives’s door. “Some meat, some drink, brother Dives, Bestow upon the poor.” 3. “Thou’rt none of mine, brother Lazarus, That lies begging at my door: Nor meat nor drink will I give to thee, Nor bestow upon the poor.” 4. Then Dives sent out his hungry dogs, To bite him as he lay; They had no power to bite at all, But licked his sores away. 5. As it fell out upon a day, Poor Lazarus sickened and died, There came two Angels out of Heaven His soul therein to guide. 6. As it fell out upon a day, Rich Dives sickened and died, There came two serpents out of Hell, His soul therein to guide. 7. Then Dives looked with burning eyes, And saw poor Lazarus blest; “One drop of water, Lazarus, To quench my flaming thirst! 8. “Oh! had I as many years to abide As there are blades of grass. Then there would be an end; but now Hell’s pains will never pass.” [Illustration] The Holly and the Ivy [Illustration] [Music] 1. The Holly and the Ivy Now both are full well grown; Of all the trees that spring in wood The Holly bears the crown; The Holly bears a blossom As white as lily flower, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, To be our sweet Saviour, To be our sweet Saviour. 2. The Holly bears a berry As red as any blood; And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ To do poor sinners good. The Holly bears a prickle As sharp as any thorn; And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ On Christmas day in the morn, On Christmas day in the morn. 3. The Holly bears a bark As bitter as any gall; And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ For to redeem us all. The Holly and the Ivy Now both are full well grown; Of all the trees that spring in wood The Holly bears the crown, The Holly bears the crown. [Illustration] A Virgin Most Pure [Illustration] 1.