Music for the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary in CWB II

Quite a few of these are chants, which I am not going to attempt on Band in a Box and I have covered many in the past so I should be able to get through these quickly.

403 Alma Redemptoris Mater

Text and translation

404 Ave Regina Caelorum

Text and translation

405 Regina caeli, laetare

Text and translation

406 Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae

Text and translation

407 Gentle Virgin Mother

This is a translation of a C9 Latin text Ave maris stella. It is set to ST MARTIN. The text is here.

408 Hail, Queen of Heav’n, the Ocean Star

409 Hail, Holy Queen Enthoned Above

410 Holy Virgin, by God’s Decree

This is a text by Jean-Paul Lecot (trans W.R. Lawrence) with a tune by Paul Decha. The text is here. CWB II suggests it is out of copyright but it was copyright Kevin Mayhew in the past and can be found in their Catholic Hymns Old & New.

411 Mary, Mother of Good Counsel

Text by Murray J. Kroetsch and here set to HYFRYDOL. The text is at Hymnary.

412 My Spirit Sings

This is a lovely Michael Mangan song based on the Magnificat and was composed only 24 years ago, which is some sort of Marian miracle in this collection.

It is from his collection Forever I Will Sing and you can download the lyrics at his website.

413 O Holy Mary

414 Servant of the Word (415 O Sanctissima)

English text by Edward M. Grosz (a version of O Sanctissima) and both are here set to O DU FROHLICHE. CWB II suggest there is no copyright on the words but I’m not so sure so I’ll leave you to read them in the book.

416 Immaculate Mary, We Praise God In You

When I blogged this originally it was obvious the text had many variants. I note CWB II has nine verses, which may be a record. Cantus Mundi has these seven. CWB II changes the first line to the title above – most versions have a different text. Mary at Godsongs sheds some light on this song for us.

417 Sing We of the Blessed Mother

I’ve blogged this set to OMNE DEI but CWB II uses PLEADING SAVIOUR.

418 There Is Nothing Told

419 Sub tuum praesidium

C3 Coptic text in a Latin translation ie the oldest Marian hymn known. The music is by Louis Lambilotte. The text is here.

Done.

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