Sumens illud Ave, |
Whilst we this Ave thus to thee. |
Solve vincla reis, |
Release our long entangled mind, |
Monstra te esse matrem, |
Exert for us a mother's care. |
Virgo singularis, |
O spotless maid! whose virtues shine. |
Vitam præsta puram, |
Preserve our lives unstained with ill, |