Bogurodzica (Polish pronunciation: [bɔɡurɔˈd͡ʑit͡sa], calque of the Greek term Theotokos), in English known as the Mother of God, is a medieval Christian hymn composed sometime between the 10th and 13th centuries in Poland.

[2] Polish knights chanted Bogurodzica prior to their engagement at the Battle of Grunwald[3] and it also accompanied the coronation ceremonies of the first Jagiellonian kings.

The second stanza begins with a direct addresses to Christ (called God's Son) - with an invocation to John the Baptist who can support human imploring.

The prayer closing this stanza contains a request that Christ give people a blissful stay on Earth and, after death, everlasting existence in heaven.

According to Jan Długosz, historian and author of Annales seu Cronicae incliti Regni Poloniae, Bogurodzica was sung at Grunwald in 1410 as well as before other notable battles in the subsequent years.

Słysz modlitwę, jąż nosimy, A dać raczy, jegoż prosimy: A na świecie zbożny pobyt, Po żywocie rajski przebyt!