The phrase "Mary" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Mary
...When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,...
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesus, Son of Mary, hear!
Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn,
...As white as lily-flower;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To be our sweet Savior....
As white as lily-flower;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To be our sweet Savior.
...Spurns all bounds, and breaks control;
Hide me, Son of Mary, hide
In Thy clefted, riven side....
Spurns all bounds, and breaks control;
Hide me, Son of Mary, hide
In Thy clefted, riven side.
...Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,...
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
...start
As Mary walked in the garden green
Of Joseph of Arimathee,...
start
As Mary walked in the garden green
Of Joseph of Arimathee,
...God reward thee and all that’s thine
In paradise, so prays the mother Mary.
He came among us at Christmastide,...
God reward thee and all that’s thine
In paradise, so prays the mother Mary.
He came among us at Christmastide,
...To her conquering Lion bring.
So with Mary’s gladness blending,
Let our thankfulness ascending...
To her conquering Lion bring.
So with Mary’s gladness blending,
Let our thankfulness ascending
...Sleep, my Savior, sleep
Sweet on Mary’s breast,
Now the shepherds kneel adoring,...
Sleep, my Savior, sleep
Sweet on Mary’s breast,
Now the shepherds kneel adoring,
...God chose you, you are blest!
But Mary was most troubled
To hear the angel’s word....
God chose you, you are blest!
But Mary was most troubled
To hear the angel’s word.
...So bright they almost seem to speak
When Mary’s looks meet Thine.
How faint and feeble is Thy cry,...
So bright they almost seem to speak
When Mary’s looks meet Thine.
How faint and feeble is Thy cry,
...Mary doth the Savior bear;
Mary ever pure, Mary ever pure.
These good news an angel told...
Mary doth the Savior bear;
Mary ever pure, Mary ever pure.
These good news an angel told
...Venite adoremus Dominum;
’Twas Mary, daughter pure
Of holy Anne,...
Venite adoremus Dominum;
’Twas Mary, daughter pure
Of holy Anne,
...As by the prophet said it was,
Of the virgin Mary, filled with grace,
Salvator mundi natus est....
As by the prophet said it was,
Of the virgin Mary, filled with grace,
Salvator mundi natus est.
...His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
All hail, said he, thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favored lady, Gloria!...
His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
All hail, said he, thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favored lady, Gloria!
...Eya! full fain they are
To see the Babe of Mary.
Away then banish sorrow;...
Eya! full fain they are
To see the Babe of Mary.
Away then banish sorrow;
...In Jewry it was
Where Joseph and Mary
Together did pass,...
In Jewry it was
Where Joseph and Mary
Together did pass,
...An old man was he;
He married sweet Mary,
The queen of Galilee....
An old man was he;
He married sweet Mary,
The queen of Galilee.
...The Cæsar’s high behest;
And Mary sang Magnificat,
Her own, her ancient song;...
The Cæsar’s high behest;
And Mary sang Magnificat,
Her own, her ancient song;
...The Babe, the Son,
The Holy One of Mary.
He is born to set us free,...
The Babe, the Son,
The Holy One of Mary.
He is born to set us free,
...The rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind....
The rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind.
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