58. A Daily Hymn to Mary

Mary! dearest INIother!
From thy heavenly height
Look on uy thy children,
Lost in earth's dark night.

Mary! purest creature!
K eep us all from sin;
Help us erring mortals
Peace in heaven to win.

Mary! Queen and Mother!
Get us still more grace,
With still greater fervor
Now to run our race.

Daughter of the Father!
Lady kind and sweet!
Lead us to our Father,
Leave us at His Feet.

Mother of our Saviour,
Joy of God above!
Jesus bade thee keep us
In Plis fear aud love.

Mary! Spouse and servant
Of the Holy Ghost!
Keep for Him His creatures
Who would else be lost,

Holy Queen of angels f
Bid thiue angels come
To escort us safely
To our heavenly home,

Bid the saints in heaven
Pray for us their prayers;
They are tlune, dear Mother!
That thou mayst be theirs.

Oh we love thee, IMary!
Trusting all to thee,
What is past, or present.
What is yet to be.

Get us what thou pleasest,
What we cannot know,
What we most are needing
Every day below.

Thou didst make for Jesus
To this earth a road;
Make us love our Saviour,
Make us love our God.

Cause of all our gladness!
Make us glad in Him;
Fill our hearts wdth fervor,
Fill them to the brim.

Sweeter still and sweeter
Dost thou grow to us, —
Will it, dearest Mother,
Evermore be thus?

O not yet, sweet Mother I
Is our love of thee
AYhat it will be one day
In eternity.

Josiis! hear Thy children
From Thy throne above; •
Give us love of Mary,
As Thou wouldst have us love.