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Dear guardian [husband] of Mary, dear nurse [fond guide] of her child

Dear guardian [husband] of Mary, dear nurse [fond guide] of her child

Author: Frederick W. Faber
Tune: [Dear Guardian of Mary!]
Published in 34 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Dear Guardian of Mary! dear nurse of her Child!
Life's ways are full weary, the desert is wild;
Bleak sands are all round us, no home can we see;
Sweet Spouse of our Lady! we lean upon thee.

2 For thou to the pilgrim art father and guide,
And Jesus and Mary felt safe by the side;
Ah! blessed St. Joseph, how safe should I be,
Sweet Spouse of our Lady! If thou wert with me.

3 O blessed St. Joseph! how great was thy worth,
The one chosen shadow of God upon earth,
The father of Jesus--ah! then, wilt thou be,
Sweet Spouse of our Lady! a father to me?

4 God chose thee for Jesus and Mary--wilt thou
Forgive a poor exile for choosing thee now?
There's no saint in heaven, St. Joseph, like thee,
Sweet Spouse of our Lady! oh, deign to love me.



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 #192

Author: Frederick W. Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Dear guardian [husband] of Mary, dear nurse [fond guide] of her child
Author: Frederick W. Faber
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 34 of 34)
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American Catholic Hymnal #171

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American Catholic Hymnal #296

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #123

Catholic Hymns, Gregorian Institute Hymnal, Organ Accompaniments to the 3rd and Augmented Edition #d13

Diocesan Hymnal #d20

Hymns and Harmonies #d16

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Hymns and Songs for Catholic Children #148

Hymns used by the Pupils of the Sisters of Notre Dame #d39

Hymns, Carols and Chants for the Sunday School Children of St. Ignatius' Church #d20

Laudate Hymnal and Choir Book #d17

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Laudis Corona #192

Manual of Hymns for Congregational Singing, Prayers and Pious Practices #d22

Manual of Select Catholic Hymns and Devotions for the Use of Schools, Colleges, Academies and Congregations. Rev. #d19

Popular Hymns for Youth #d27

St. Basil 's Hymn Book. 31st ed. #d23

St. Basil's Hymn Book #d30

St. Basil's Hymnal ... 10th ed. #d40

St. Basil's Hymnal. 3rd ed. #d30

St. Basil's Hymnal. Rev. ed. #d30

St. Joseph's Hymnal. 5th ed. #d22

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Sunday School Hymn Book #144

Sursum Corda #d17

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The Catholic Hymn Book #95

The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book by the Christian Brothers. Rev. #d39

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The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book #97

The Complete Sodality Manual and Hymn Book #d15

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The De La Salle Hymnal #105

The Garland of Praise #d33

The Garland of Praise. 2nd ed. #ad33

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The Hymnal #141

The Little Catholic Hymn Book #d11

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d73

The St. Cecilia Hymnal. 4th ed. #d26

Universal Hymns #d19

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