Ave sanctissima, We lift our souls to thee

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Ave sanctissima, We lift our souls to thee

Author: Felicia D. B. Hemans
Tune: [Ave Sanctissima, We lift our souls to thee]
Published in 23 hymnals

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1 Ave Sanctissima, We lift our souls to thee;
Ora pro nobis! 'Tis nightfall on the sea.
Watch us while shadows lie,
Far o'er the waters spread;
Hear the heart's lonely sigh;
Thine, too, hath bled.
Thou that hast look'd on death,
Aid us when death is near.
Whisper of heav'n to faith,
Sweet Mother, Sweet Mother, hear.
Ora pro nobis, The wave must rock our sleep.
Ora, Mater, ora, Star of the deep.

2 Ave Purissima, List to thy children's pray'r;
Audi, Maria, And take us to thy care.
When darkness comes o'er us,
Whilst here on earth we stay,
Thy light shine before us,
Guide of our way.
Thou that hast look'd on death,
Aid us when death is near.
Whisper of heav'n to faith,
Sweet Mother, Sweet Mother, hear.
Ora pro nobis, The wave must rock our sleep.
Ora, Mater, ora, Star of the deep.

Source: Laudis Corona: the new Sunday school hymn book, containing a collection of Catholic hymns, arranged for the principal seasons and festivals of the year #95

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Author: Felicia D. B. Hemans

Hemans, Felicia Dorothea, née Browne, was born in Liverpool, Sep. 25, 1793. In 1800, her father having suffered severe losses in business, removed with his family near to Abergele, N. Wales, where he died sometime after. In 1812 she was married to Captain Hemans, who, on retiring from the army sometime after, removed to Bronnylfa, near St. Asaph. Some years after he left his wife and children and proceeded to Italy, where he died. In 1828 Mrs. Hemans removed to Wavertree, near Liverpool, and in 1831 to Dublin, where she died May 16, 1835, and was buried in St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, in that city. From 1808, when at 15 she published Poems, to 1834, when her Scenes & Hymns of Life appeared, she produced a great number of poems and othe… Go to person page >

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