The Handmaiden Of The Lord

"Then Mary said, "Behold I am the handmaiden of the Lord;
let it be done to me according to what you have said.
And the angel left her."
Luke 1:38

Behold the handmaiden of the Lord;

"Be it unto me as thy word",

So spake in accents low and sweet

The humblest heart that ever beat.

Nor would the Blessed Spirit come

And make a temple of her womb,

Nor to His yoke her spirit bow,

Nor in her God's designs fulfil,

Until His gently breathed, "Wilt thou?"

Was answered by her meek, "I will."




"The Annunciation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary"
Edward Henry Bickersteth
(1825-1906)
Bishop of Exeter
Church of England


"The Annunciation"
(17th century)
Matthias Stomer
(1600-1652)
Dutch or possibly Flemish painter