Selected Marian Hymns
Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest
On this Day, O Beautiful Mother
Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest
Verse 1
Mother dearest,
Mother fairest,
Help of all, who call on thee.
Virgin purest, brightest, rarest,
Help us, help, we cry to thee.
Verse 2
Lady, help in pain
and sorrow,
Soothe those rack'd on beds of pain,
May the golden light of morrow,
Bring them health and joy again.
Verse 3
Lady, help the
absent loved ones.
How we miss their presence here.
May the hand of Thy protection
Guide and guard them far and near.
Chorus
Mary, help us,
help we pray.
Mary, help us, help we pray.
Help us in all care and sorrow.
Mary, help us, help we pray.
Mother Dear, O Pray for Me
Verse 1
Mother dear, O
pray for me!
Whilst far from heav'n and thee.
I wander in a fragile bark.
O'er life's tempestuous sea.
O Virgin Mother, from thy throne,
So bright in bliss above.
Protect they child and cheer my path
With they sweet smile of love.
Verse 2
Mother dear, O
pray for me!
Should pleasure's siren lay.
E'er tempt thy child to wander far
From Virtue's path away.
When thorns beset life's devious way,
And darkling waters flow.
Then Mary aid thy weeping child,
Thyself a mother show.
Chorus
Mother dear, remember
me.
And never cease thy care,
Till in heaven eternally,
Thy love and bliss I share.
On This Day, O Beautiful Mother
(Begin and end with chorus)
Verse 1
On this day we
ask to share,
Dearest Mother, thy sweet care.
Aid us ere our feet astray
Wander from they guiding way.
Verse 2
Queen of angels,
deign to hear
Lisping children's humble pray'r,
Young hearts gain, O virgin pure,
Sweetly to thyself allure.
Chorus
On the day, O beautiful
Mother,
On this day we give thee our love.
Near they, Madonna, fondly we hover,
Trusting thy gentle care to prove.
'Tis The Month Of Our Mother
Verse 1
'Tis the month
of our Mother,
The blessed and beautiful days.
When our lips and our spirits
Are glowing with love and with praise.
Verse 2
Oh! what peace
to her children,
'Mid sorrows and trials to know
That the love of their Mother
Hath ever a solace for woe.
Verse 3
And what joy to
the erring.
The Sinful and sorrowful soul.
That a trust in her guidance
Will lead to a glorious goal.
Chorus
All hail to dear
Mary.
The guardian of our way.
To the fairest of Queens,
Be the fairest of seasons, sweet May.
Bring Flowers of the Rarest
Verse 1
Bring flow'rs of
the fairest, bring flow'rs of the rarest,
From garden and woodland and hillside and vale.
Our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest, Rose of the vale.
Verse 2
Our voices ascending,
in harmony blending.
Oh! thus may our hearts turn dear Mother, to thee.
Oh! thus shall we prove thee how truly we love thee,
How dark without Mary life's journey would be.
Verse 3
O Virgin most tender,
our homage we render.
Thy love and protection, sweet Mother, to win.
In danger defend us, in sorrow befriend us,
And shield our hearts from contagion and sin.
Chorus
O Mary! we crown
thee with blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.
Immaculate Mary
Verse 1
Immaculate, Mary!
Our hearts are on fire.
That title so wondrous
Fills all our desire!
Verse 2
We pray for God's
glory,
May His Kingdom come.
We pray for His Vicar,
Our Father, and Rome.
Verse 3
We pray for our
Mother,
The Church upon earth.
And bless, sweetest Lady,
The land of our birth.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Chorus
Ave, Ave, Ave,
Maria!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Holy
Mary, Mother Mild
Verse 1
Holy Mary, Mother
mild,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Hear, O hear they feeble child,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Verse 2
Tossed on life's
tempestuous sea,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Cast they tender eyes on me,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Verse 3
Brightest in the
courts above,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Joy of angels, Queen of love,
O sweet, sweet Mother!
Chorus
O, exult ye Cherubim!
And rejoice ye Seraphim!
Praise her, praise her!
O praise our spotless Mother!
Ave Maria
(by Bach-Gounod)
Ave Maria, gratia
plena, Dominus, tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, sancta Maria, Maria, orapro nobis nobus peccatoribus,
nuncet in hora, in hora mortis nostrae. Amen! Amen!
Salve Regina
Verse 1
Salve Regina coelitum,
O Maria!
Sors unica terrigenum, O Maria!
Verse 2
Mater misericordiae,
O Maria!
Dulcis parens clementiae, O Maria!
Chorus
Jubilate, Cherubim,
Exsultate, Seraphim!
Consonante perpetim: Salve, Salve, Salve Regina.
Hail, Queen of Heaven
Verse 1
Hail, Queen of
heav'n, the ocean star.
Guide the wand'rer here below!
Thrown on life's surge we claim thy care.
Save us from peril and from woe.
Mother of Christ, Star of the sea,
Pray for the wanderer. Pray for me.
Verse 2
O gentle, chaste,
and spotless Maid,
We sinners make our prayers thro' thee.
Remind thy Son that He has paid
The price of our iniquity.
Virgin most pure, Star of the sea,
Pray for the sinner. Oh, pray for me.
Verse 3
Sojourners in this
vale of tears,
To thee, blest advocate, we cry.
Oh, pity our sorrows, calm our fears.
And soothe with hope our misery.
Refuge in grief, Star of the sea,
Pray for the mourner, Oh, pray for me.
O Queen of the Holy Rosary
Verse 1
O Queen of the
Holy Rosary!
Oh! bless us as we pray,
And offer thee our roses
In garlands day by day.
While from our Father's garden
With loving hearts and bold,
We gather to thine honour,
Buds white and red and gold.
Verse 2
O Queen of the
Holy Rosary!
Each myst'ry blends with thine.
The sacred life of Jesus
In ev'ry step divine.
Thy soul was His fair garden,
Thy virgin breast His throne,
Thy tho'ts his faithful mirror,
Reflecting Him above.
O Sanctissima
Verse 1
O sanctissima,
O piissima,
Dulcis Virgo Maria.
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis
Verse 2
Tota pulchra es,
O Maria
Et macula non est in te
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Verse 3
Sicut lilium inter
spinas,
Sic Maria inter filias
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary
Verse 1
Daily, daily sing
to Mary,
Sing, my soul, her praises due.
All her feasts, her actions worship
With the heart's devotion true.
Lost in wond'ring contemplation,
Be her Majesty confess'd.
Call her Mother, call her Virgin,
Happy Mother, Virgin blest.
Verse 2
She is mighty to
deliver.
Call her, trust her lovingly.
When the tempest rages round thee,
She will calm the troubled sea.
Gifts of heaven she has given,
Noble Lady, to our race.
She, the Queen, who decks her subjects
With the light of God's own grace.
Verse 3
Sing, my tongue,
the Virgin's trophies
Who for us her Maker bore.
For the curse of old inflicted,
Peace and blessing to restore.
Sing in songs of peace unending,
Sing the world's majestic Queen.
Weary not nor faint in telling.
All the gifts she gives to men.
I'll Sing A Hymn To Mary
Verse 1
I'll sing a hymn
to Mary,
The Mother of my God,
The Virgin of all virgins,
Of David's royal blood.
O teach me, Holy Mary,
A loving song to frame,
When wicked men blaspheme thee,
To love and bless thy name.
Verse 2
O Lily of the Valley,
O Mystic Rose, what tree,
Or flower, e'en the fairest,
Is half so fair as thee?
O let me, tho' so lowly
Recite my Mother's fame.
When wicked men blaspheme thee,
I'll love and bless thy name.
Verse 3
O noble Tower of
David,
Of gold and ivory.
The ark of God's own promise,
The gate of Heav'n to me.
To live and not to love thee
Would fill my soul with shame.
When wicked men blaspheme thee,
I'll love and bless thy name.
Dear Guardian of Mary
Verse 1
Dear Guardian of
Mary! dear nurse of her Child!
Life's ways are full weary, the desert is wild.
Bleak sands are all round us, no home can we see.
Sweet Spouse of our Lady, we lean safe on thee.
Verse 2
For thou to the
pilgrim art father and guide,
And Jesus and Mary felt safe at thy side.
O Glorious Patron, secure shall I be,
Sweet Spouse of our Lady, if thou stay with me!
Verse 3
God chose thee
for Jesus and Mary, wilt thou
Forgive a poor exile fro choosing thee now?
There's no saint in heaven, St. Joseph like thee,
Sweet Spouse of our Lady, do thou plead for me.
Ave
Maria
(Schubert)
Verse 1
Ave Maria gratia
plena, Maria gratia plena, Maria gratia plena.
Ave ave Dominus. Dominus te cum. Benedicta tu In muliaribus.
Et benedictus. Et benedictus fructus ventris,
Ventris tui Jesus. Ave Maria.
Verse 2
Ave Maria Mater
Dei. Ora pro nobis pecatoribus.
Ora ora pro nobis. Ora ora pronobis pecatoribus.
Nuc in hora mortis. In hora mortis nostrae.
In hora mortis mortis nostrae. In hora mortis nostrae. Ave Maria.
Verse 3
Ave Maria gratia
plena. Maria gratia plena. Maria gratia plena.
Ave ave Dominus. Dominus te cum. Benedicta tu in muliaribus.
Et benedictus. Et benedictus fructus ventris,
Ventris tui Jesus. Ave Maria.