460. Be Joyful, Mary, Heav'nly Queen

1 Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly queen,
Gaude, Maria:
Your Son who died was living seen,
Alleluia, laetare, O Maria.

2 The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Gaude, Maria:
Did all our guilt and sin efface,
Alleluia, laetare, O Maria.

3 The Lord has risen from the dead,
Gaude, Maria:
He rose with might as he had said,
Alleluia, laetare, O Maria.

4 O pray to God, O Virgin fair,
Gaude, Maria:
That he our souls to heaven bear,
Alleluia, laetare, O Maria.

Text Information
First Line: Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly queen
Title: Be Joyful, Mary, Heav'nly Queen
Latin Title: Regina caeli, jubila
Language: English
Publication Date: 1994
Topic: Easter Season; Mary, Mother of God
Source: tr. anon.; Latin, 17th c.
Tune Information
Name: REGINA CAELI
Composer: Johann Leisentritt, 1527-1586
Meter: 85 8 47
Key: F Major
Source: Gesangbuch, 1584



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