Immaculate Mary
LOURDES HYMN11.11 with refrain
Words: Anonymous, from the FrenchMusic: LOURDES HYMN, Lourdes pilgrim melody
Practice player: melody only, played by your browser. The intro is the closing line of the tune, as many churches play it. Melody and words transcribed from St. Basil's Hymnal (1918), p. 72, public domain.
Words
Immaculate Mary! Our hearts are on fire,
That title so wondrous
Fills all our desire!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Ave, Ave, Maria!
We pray for God's glory,
May His Kingdom come;
We pray for His Vicar,
Our Father, and Rome.
We pray for our Mother,
The Church upon earth,
And bless, sweetest Lady,
The land of our birth.
O Mary! O Mother!
Reign o'er us once more:
Be all lands thy "dowry"
As in days of yore.
Scripture
The Bible passages this hymn draws on, in the King James Version.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Suggested for these Masses
- Immaculate Conception Dec 8, 2026
- 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B Dec 13, 2026
- 4th Sunday of Advent, Year B Dec 20, 2026
- 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jul 11, 2027
- Assumption of Mary Aug 15, 2027
- 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C Dec 19, 2027
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