Gather Comprehensive ‎#426

426. Be Joyful, Mary

1 Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
be joyful, Mary!
Your grief is changed to joy serene,
Alleluia! Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!

2 The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
be joyful, Mary!
Did by his death our guilt erase,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!

3 The Lord has risen from the dead,
be joyful, Mary!
He rose in glory as he said,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!

4 Then pray to God, O Virgin fair,
be joyful, Mary!
That he our souls to heaven bear,
Alleluia! Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!

Text Information

• First Line: Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen
• Title: Be Joyful, Mary
• Latin Title: Regina caeli, jubila
• Meter: 8 5 8 4 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Source: Latin, 17th C.; Psallite, 1901 (anon. tr.)

Tune Information

• Name: REGINA CAELI
• Meter: 8 5 8 4 7
• Key: F Major
• Source: Leisentritt's Gesangbuch, 1584, alt.