The Virgin Martyrs

Therefore come they, the crowding maidens,

Gertrude, Agnes, Prisca, Cecily,

Lucy, Thekla, Juliana, Barbara,

Agatha, Petronel, and other maids

whose names I have read not and now record not,

But their souls and their faith were maimed not.

Worthy now of God's company.

Wndr'ing through the fresh fields go they,

Gath'ring flow'rs to make them a nosegay

Gath'ring roses red for the Passion,

Lilies and violets for love.