MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
Mary Immaculate,
Star of the morning,
Chosen before the creation began,
Chosen to bring,
in the light of thy dawning,
Woe to the serpent
and rescue to man.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
Here, in an orbit
of shadow and sadness
Veiling thy splendour
thy course thou hast run:
Now thou art throned
in all glory and gladness,
Crowned by the hand of
the Saviour and Son.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
Sinners we worship
thy sinless perfection;
Fallen and weak
for thy pity we plead;
Grant us the shield of
thy sovereign protection,
Measure thine aid
by the depth of our need.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
Frail is our nature,
and strict our probation,
Watchful the foe that
would lure us to wrong:
Succour our souls
in the hour of temptation,
Mary Immaculate,
tender and strong.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
See how the wiles
of the serpent assail us,
See how we waver
and flinch in the fight:
Let thine immaculate
merit avail us,
Make of our weakness
a proof of thy might.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF THE MORNING
Bend from thy throne
at the voice of our crying,
Bend to this earth
which thy footsteps have trod:
Stretch out thine arms
to us living and dying,
Mary Immaculate,
Mother of God.
F W Wetherell (1829-1903)
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