Salve Regina
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Hail, our Queen and Mother blest! Joy when all was sadness; life and hope thou gav’st mankind, Mother of our gladness! Children of the sinful Eve, Second Eve, befriend us, exiled in this vale of tears: strength and comfort send us! |
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Pray for us, O Patroness: be our consolation! Lead us home to see thy Son, Jesus, our salvation! Gracious art thou, full of grace, loving as none other, joy of heaven and joy of earth, Mary, God’s own Mother! |
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Intercede for us with God: save us from damnation! As in thy womb dwelt our Lord, join in celebration; protect us from evilness; lead this church to heaven, through thy Son, our only Lord, Mary, our souls leaven. |
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| Text | Anonymous, st. 1-2, ad. A. Coles, st. 1; Richard Pryor III (b. 1998), st. 3 |
| Tune | Gaudeamus pariter German melody, 1544 |
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy; hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
℣ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
℟ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, who by the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son: Grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may be delivered by her loving intercession from our present evils and from eternal death. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
All hail, O holy Queen, Mother exceeding merciful; Life's spring, sweet comfort, our Hopebearer, all hail. To thee our plaint we lift, children of Eve yet in exile. To thee our aspiring, and longing and weeping, lift we from this vale of sorrow. Ah then, Mary, be our intercessor; hither vouchsafe to turn thine eyes compassionate, and look upon us. And Jesus, blessed Offspring of thy womb, O Mother, shew thou to us when earthly exile endeth. O gentle, O loving, O gracious Virgin Mary.
℣ Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
℟ That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. Almighty, everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin-Mother Mary to become a dwelling-place meet for thy Son: grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration; so by her fervent intercession we may be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.