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Text:Hail, O Star of ocean
Translator:Athelstan Riley (1858-1945)
Tune:AVE MARIS STELLA II
Composer:Caspar Ett (1788-1847)
Harmonizer:A. Gregory Murray (1905- )

210. Hail, O Star of ocean

Text Information
First Line: Hail, O Star of ocean
Latin Title: Ave, maris stella
Translator: Athelstan Riley (1858-1945) (alt.)
Meter: 66.66
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: The Virgin Mary
Source: Latin, 9th Century
Tune Information
Name: AVE MARIS STELLA II
Composer: Caspar Ett (1788-1847)
Harmonizer: A. Gregory Murray (1905- )
Meter: 66.66
Key: D Major
Source: Cantica Sacra (1840); Setting: The Westminster Hymnal
Copyright: Harm. by permission of Burns & Oates



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