Author: Anon. Meter: 8.5.8.4.7 Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly queen Lyrics: 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! Topics: Seasonal Music Easter Used With Tune: REGINA CAELI Text Sources: Latin, 17th cent.; Tr.: Psallite, 1901, alt.
Be Joyful, Mary