Sing we of the blessed Mother
who received the angel’s word,
And obedient to the summons
bore in love the infant Lord;
Sing we of the joys of Mary at
whose breast the child was fed
Who is Son of God eternal and
the everlasting Bread.
Sing we, too, of Mary’s sorrows,
of the sword that pierced her through,
When beneath the cross of Jesus
she his weight of suffering knew,
Looked upon her Son and Savior
reigning from the awful tree,
Saw the price of our redemption
paid to set the sinner free.
Sing again the joys of Mary when
she saw the risen Lord,
And in prayer with Christ’s apostles,
waited on his promised word;
From on high the blazing glory of the
Spirit’s presence came,
Heavenly breath of God’s own being,
tokened in the wind and flame.
Sing the greatest joy of Mary
when on earth her work was done,
And the Lord of all creation
brought her to his heavenly home;
Virgin Mother, Mary blessed,
raised on high and crowned with grace,
May your Son, the world’s redeemer,
grant us all to see his face.