SING WE OF THE BLESSED MOTHER

 A HYMN FOR ROSARY SUNDAY

By G.B. Timms

 

1 SING we of the blessed Mother

who received the angels word,

And obedient to his summons

bore in love the infant Lord;

Sing we of the Joys of Mary

at whose breast that child was fed

Who is Son of God eternal

and the everlasting Bread.

 

2 Sing we, too, of Mary’s sorrows,

of the sword that pierced her through,

When beneath the cross of Jesus

she his weight of suffering knew,

Looked upon her Son and Saviour

reigning from the awful tree,

Saw the price of man’s redemption

paid to set the sinner free.

 

3 Sing again the joys of Mary

when she saw the risen Lord,

And in prayer with Christ’s apostles,

waited on his promised word:

From on high the blazing glory

of the Spirit’s presence came,

Heavenly breath of God’s own being,

Tokened in the wind and flame.

 

4 Sing the chiefest joy of Mary

when on earth her work was done,

And the Lord of all creation

brought her to his heavenly home:

Virgin Mother, Mary blessed,

Raised on high and crowned with grace,

May thy Son, the world’s redeemer,

Grant us all to see his face.