All our joys do flow from Mary,
All then join her praise to sing;
Trembling sing the Virgin Mother,
Mother of our Lord and King.
Where we sing her awful glory,
Far above our fancy’s reach,
Let our hearts be quick to offer—
Love the heart alone can teach.
“RESPICE STELLAM, VOCA MARlAM.”
Drear is the nightfall,
Lonely we roam,
Wandering exiles,
Far from our home;
Borne on the billows of life’s stormy sea
Bright Star of Heaven,
Our trust is in thee.
When night falls drearily,
When life flows wearily,
Respice Stellam,
Voca Mariam.
Winds of affliction
Raise their rude blast,
Ruffling the ocean
Whereon we're cast;
Waves of temptation
Mountain-like roll,
'Neath their dark billows
Sinking the soul,
Fear not, but gaze afar,
On the soft shining star,
Respice Stellam,
Voca Mariam.
