The St Gregory Hymnal And Catholic Choir Book

THE BLESSED VIRGIN

This is the image of the Queen

Month of Mary
Crowning Hymn
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall from a Slovak Hymnal
Arr. by N.A.M

Joyously: Moderato

1.
This is the image of the Queen
Who reigns in bliss above;
Of her who is the hope of men,
Whom men and angels Love!
Most holy Mary! at thy feet
I bend a suppliant knee;
In this thy own sweet month of May,
Dear Mother of my God, I pray,
Do thou remember me.

2.
This homage offered at the feet
Of Mary's image here
To Mary's self at once ascends
Above the starry sphere.
Most holy Mary! at thy feet
I bend a suppliant knee;
In all my joy, in all my pain,
O Virgin born without a stain,
Do thou remember me.

3.
How fair soever be the form
Which here your eyes behold,
Its beauty is by Mary's self
Excell'd a thousand-fold.
Most holy Mary! At thy feet
I bend a suppliant knee;
In my temptations each and all
From Eve derived in Adam's fall,
Do thou remember me.

4.
Sweet are the flowerets we have called
This image to adorn;
But sweeter far is Mary's self,
That rose without a thorn!
Most holy Mary! At thy feet
I bend a suppliant knee;
When on the bed of death I lie,
By Him who did for sinners die,
Do thou remember me.

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