1 Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
Be joyful, Mary!
Your Son who died was living seen,
Alleluia,
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
2 The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Be joyful, Mary!
Did all our guilt and sin efface,
Alleluia,
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
3 The Lord has risen from the dead,
Be joyful, Mary!
He rose with might as he had said,
Alleluia,
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
4 Now pray to God, O Virgin fair,
Be joyful, Mary!
That he our souls to heaven bear,
Alleluia,
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
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First Line: | Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen |
Title: | Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen |
Latin Title: | Regina Caeli, jubila |
Meter: | 85 84 7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2012 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Paschal Mystery; Resurrection; The Liturgical Year: Easter (Sundays and Weekdays) |
Source: | Latin, 17th cent.; Tr. anon in Psalite, 1901, alt. |
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Name: | REGINA CAELI |
Meter: | 85 84 7 |
Key: | F Major or modal |
Source: | Johann Leisintritt's Catholicum Hymnologium, 1584 |