O Virgin fair

O Virgin fair, star of the sea,
My dearest mother, pray for me.

1. O Lady, full of God’s own grace,
Whose caring hands the child embraced,
Who listened to the Spirit’s word,
Believed and trusted in the Lord.

2. O Lady, who felt daily joy,
In caring for the holy boy,
Whose home was plain and shorn of wealth,
Yet was enriched by God’s own breath.

3. O Lady, who bore Iiving’s pain,
But still believed that love would reign,
Who on a hill watched Jesus die
As on the cross they raised Him high.

4. O Lady, who on Easter day,
Had all your sorrow wiped away,
As God the Father’s will was done,
When from death’s hold He freed your Son.

Holy Virgin by God’s decree

1. Holy Virgin, by God’s decree,
You were called eternally,
That He could give his Son to our race.
Mary, we praise you, hail full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

2. By your faith and loving accord
As the handmaid of the Lord,
You undertook God’s plan to embrace.
Mary, we thank you, hail full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

3. Refuge for your children so weak.
Sure protection all can seek,
Problems of life you help us to face.
Mary, we trust you, hail full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

4. To our needy world of today.
Love and beauty you portray,
Showing the path to Christ we must trace,
Mary, our mother, hail full of grace.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

As I kneel before you

1. As I kneel before you,
As I bow my head in prayer,
Take this day, make it yours
And fill me with your love.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus
tecum, benedicta tu.

2. All I have I give you,
Every dream and wish are yours.
Mother of Christ, mother of mine,
Present them to my Lord.

3. As I kneel before you,
And I see your smiling face.
Every thought, every word
Is lost in your embrace.