Sunday, January 24, 2016

Holy Mary, Mother Of God

It's been a while since we've updated this site.  Both Michael and I have have had to juggle some new career developments over the past couple of years, and songwriting necessarily had to take a back seat for a bit.  We're happy to announce that we have some new material to share though, starting today with our first Marian hymn.

I'll have more to say on the inspiration for this piece in a second post, but for now here is a video that we put together with various Marian imagery and icons around the campus of our home parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Atlanta, GA.  Special thanks to Jen Stevens and Jeff Bush for providing the vocals on the solo verses and to Renee Payne, Julie Hiland, Patrick Donohue, and Bob and Jane Gillespie as well as Jen and Jeff for rounding out the choral parts.  Finally, we'd also like to thank Dorothy Cornwell and Erin Coughlin for adding the strings.


 

Please click below to view lyrics.
Holy Mary, Mother Of God

Verse 1
Full of grace, O virgin ever blest,
Purest heart that beats within your breast,
Be for us a guide,
Teach us to abide
In faithful charity, in faithful charity.

Refrain
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us,

Now and at the hour of our death.

Verse 2

Mother of God 'twas all our hope you bore,
Promised King, His people to restore.
By your holiness,
By your humble "Yes,"
Is God revealed to us, is God revealed to us.

Verse 3

Morning star, bestowed with heaven's light,
Shining down upon this world's dark night.
With courage our hearts fill,
Beacon for us still,
And lead us to your Son, and lead us to your Son.

Verse 4

Faithful flow'r whose sorrows none could know,
Lend thine aid where doubt and anguish grow.
Hear us in our need,
For us intercede
That we may not lose hope, that we may not lose hope.

Verse 5

Queen of Peace, O Sov'reign Mother crowned,
Reign on high from whence all joys abound.
Unworthy though we be,
Pray that we may see
Our Father's kingdom come, our Father's kingdom come.  

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