Gabriel, fram evene king Sent to the maide swete, Broute hire blisful tiding, And faire he gan hire greten: "Heil be thu, ful of grace arith, For Godes Sone, this evene lith, For mannes loven Wile man bicomen And taken Fles of thee, maiden brith, Manken fre for to maken Of senne and devles mith."
Mildeliche im gan andsweren The milde maiden thanne: "Wichewise sold ichs beren Child withhuten manne?" Thangle seide, "Ne dred te nout; Thurw tholigast sal ben iwrout This ilche thing Warof tiding Ichs bringe. Al manken wrth ibout Thur thi swete chiltinge, And hut of pine ibrout."
Wan the maiden understud And thangles wordes herde, Mildeliche with milde mud To thangle hie andswerde: "Hur Lordes theumaiden iwis Ics am, that her aboven is. Anenttis me Fulfurthed be Thi sawe, That ics, sithen his wil is, Maiden withhuten lawe Of moder have the blis."
Thangle wente awei mid than Al hut of hire sithte; Hire wombe arise gan Thurw tholigastes mithe. In hire was Crist biloken anon: Suth God, soth man ine fleas and bon, And of hir fleas Iboren was At time, Warthurw us kam God won. He bout us hut of pine And let im for us slon.
Maiden moder makeles, Of milche ful ibunden, Bid for hus im that thee ches, At wam thu grace funde, That he forgive hus senne and wrake, And clene of evri gelt us make; And evne blis Wan hure time is To sterven Hus give for thine sake Him so her for to serven That he us to him take.