This is the last song in Michael Herry’s collection, Dare to Dream. It is a Marian hymn with chanted verses and a metrical refrain. The text is written by Tricia Walsh and Michael Herry, with Herry providing the music. “Yahweh” will need to be substituted.
The sheet music is free from the Marists, but they don’t have a music track to listen to this time.
My backing isn’t much help as BIAB hates chant. I would ignore the verses in my backing and chant properly, but the refrain is metrical , making this more usable for learning purposes.
1 Maiden Mary in whom the Lord did great things,
Hail Mary full of grace.
Your “yes” gave life to God’s Holy Word;
Woman of faith, hope and love.
Refrain
Praise my soul the Lord our God;
Rejoice in the name of Yahweh [our God].
What marvels the Lord has worked in me.
2 In your dark night on the hill of Calvary,
Numbly you stood, drinking at the well of grief.
The myst’ry of the cross you bore,
Mother of all weighed down in sorrow.
3 His friends in fear gathered in an empty room
As dark and cold as their doubting hearts,
And in their midst you prayed and you waited still.
Woman of faith who dared to believe.
4 The Spirit came in the sign of wind and fire,
Rousing hearts with firm resolve.
You shared our joy at the Church’s birth,
Mother of faith hope and love.
5 Mother of Christ, you who pondered the ways of God.
Lead us on and guide us safely home.
Lest we forget your final words to us.
“Go now and do whatever he tells you.”
© 1991 Michael Herry