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AVE MARIA BRIGHT AND PURE

Ave Maria! bright and pure,

Hear, O hear me when I pray;

Pains and pleasures try the pilgrim

On his long and dreary way;

Fears and perils are around me.

Ave Maria, bright and pure,

Ora pro me, ora pro me.

Adelaide A. Procter (1825-1864)

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AVE MARIA BRIGHT AND PURE

Ave Maria, Queen of heaven,

Teach, O teach me to obey;

Lead me on through

fierce temptations,

Stand and meet me in the way.

When I fail and faint, my Mother,

Ave Maria, bright and pure,

Ora pro me, ora pro me.

Adelaide A. Procter (1825-1864)

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AVE MARIA BRIGHT AND PURE

Then shall I, if Thou, O Mary,

Art my strong support and stay,

Fear nor feel the three-fold danger,

Standing forth in dread array.

Now and ever shield and guard me,

Ave Maria, bright and pure,

Ora pro me, ora pro me.

Adelaide A. Procter (1825-1864)

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AVE MARIA BRIGHT AND PURE

When my eyes are slowly closing,

And I fade from earth away,

And when Death,

the stern destroyer,

Claims my body as his prey,

Claims my soul, O then, sweet Mary,

Ave Maria, bright and pure.

Ora pro me, ora pro me.

Adelaide A. Procter (1825-1864)

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