RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#616

616. Be Joyful, Mary

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

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

3 The Lord has risen from the dead,
Be joyful, Mary!/Gaude, Maria!
He rose in glory as he said, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!/Laetare, O Maria!

4 Now pray to God, O Virgin fair,
Be joyful, Mary!/Gaude, Maria!
That he our souls to heaven bear, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!/Laetare, O Maria!

Text Information

• First Line: Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly queen
• Title: Be Joyful, Mary
• Latin Title: Regina caeli jubila
• Translator: Anon.
• Meter: 8 5 8 4 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Easter
• Source: Latin, 17th C.; Tr.: Psallite, 1901

Tune Information

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