I Know a Rose-Tree Springing by German, 1599 ROSA MYSTICA—Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesang, Cologne, 1599 I Know a Rose-Tree Springing 1 I Know a rose-tree springing Forth from an ancient root, As men of old were singing. From Jesse came the shoot That bore a blossom bright Amid the cold of winter, When half-spent was the night. 2 This rose-tree, blossom-laden, Whereof Isaiah spake, Is Mary, spotless maiden, Who mothered, for our sake, The little child, new-born By God’s eternal counsel