Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary (Traditional)

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• (Posted 2012-03-25)  CPDL #25123: 

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2011-12-08).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 84 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: harm. Charles Wood

• (Posted 2007-12-14)  CPDL #15666:        (Sibelius 5)

Editor: Robert Nottingham (submitted 2007-12-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: harm. Charles Wood.

General Information

Title: Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: Charles Wood
Lyricist: Anonymous

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1920 in An Italian Carol Book, The Faith Press, Ltd
    2nd published: 1970 in Carols for Choirs 2
Description: Lyrics translated by George Ratcliffe Woodward from an anonymous 17th century Italian source.

Original text and translations

English text

1.
"Hail blessed virgin Mary,"
For so when he did meet thee,
Spake mighty Gabriel,
And thus we greet thee.
Come weal, come woe, our hymn shall never vary:
"Hail blessed virgin Mary,
Hail blessed virgin Mary!"

2.
Ave, ave Maria,
To gladden priest and people,
The Angelus shall ring
From every steeple;
To sound his virgin birth, Alleluia,
Ave, ave Maria,
Ave, ave Maria.

3.
Archangels chant, "Osanna",
And, "Holy, holy, holy",
Before the infant born
Of thee, thou lowly;
Aye maiden child of Joachim and Anna,
Archangels chant, "Osanna,"
Archangels chant, "Osanna!"
Translation by George Ratcliffe Woodward from a 17th century Italian source