Author: John Raphael Peacey, 1896-1971 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #743 (2010) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 For Mary, mother of our Lord,
God's holy name be praised,
who first the Son of God adored,
as on her child she gazed.
2 Brave, holy Virgin, she believed,
though hard the task assigned,
and by the Holy Ghost conceived
the Saviour of mankind.
*3 The busy world had got no space
or time for God on earth;
a cattle manger was the place
where Mary gave him birth.
4 She gave her body as God's shrine,
her heart to piercing pain;
she knew the cost of love divine,
when Jesus Christ was slain.
5 Dear Mary, from your lowliness
and home in Galilee
there comes a joy and holiness
to every family.
6 Hail, Mary, you are full of grace,
above all women blest;
and blest your Son, whom your embrace
in birth and death confessed. Topics: Saints' and Other Holy Days The Blessed Virgin Mary Languages: English Tune Title: ST BOTOLPH
For Mary, mother of our Lord