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447. O Queen of Heaven

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[Latin]
Regína caeli, laetáre, allelúia,
Quia quem meruísti portáre, allelúia,
Resurréxit sicut dixit, allelúia,
Ora pro nobis Deum, allelúia.

English]
O Queen of heaven, be joyful, alleluia,
For he whom you have humbly borne for us, alleluia,
Has arisen, as he promised, alleluia,
Offer now our prayer to God, alleluia.

Text Information

• First Line: Regína caeli, laetáre (O Queen of heaven, be joyful)
• Title: O Queen of Heaven
• Latin Title: Regina Caeli
• Translator: C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944 (alt.)
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English; Latin
• Publication Date: 1994
• Source: Latin, 12th C.

Tune Information

• Name: REGINA CAELI
• Arranger: Robert LeBlanc, OSB, b. 1948
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Harm. © 1986, GIA Publications, Inc.