Saint Aloysius

1 O thou on whose bright natal day
Wast giv'n to Mary's tender care,
And who, beneath her loving, gentle sway,
Kept thy soul like to hers as fair.
Sweet flow'r of love, that sought to bloom unknown,
A saint 'mid gaudy pomp and worldly pride.

Chorus:
Angelic youth! blest Aloysius!
Guide thou our hearts through sin's dark tide;
Angelic youth! blest Aloysius; thro' sin's dark tide,
Guide our hearts thro' sin's dark tide.

2 O thou who a crown cast away,
To be with Christ despised and poor,
Teach me to walk thy pure and humble way,
Happy still, tho' but small our store.
Sweet flow'r of love, that sought to bloom unknown,
A saint 'mid gaudy pomp and worldly pride. [Chorus]

3 May tho't, word, and deed be from sin
As far as thine, as chastely free,
That we from Mary's tender heart may win
All the love that it gave to thee,
Sweet flow'r of love, that sought to boom unknown,
A saint 'mid gaudy pomp and worldly pride. [Chorus]

4 Thy warfare is past and away,
Recede the clouds that dark'n earth's skies;
For thee has down'd the happy, happy day.
The bright heavens' glad surprise.
Sweet flow'r of love, that sought to bloom unknown,
A saint 'mid gaudy pomp and worldly pride. [Chorus]

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 #220