1. O Mary, justly you’re proclaimed
Apostles’ Mother and their Queen;
A sparkling crown of twelve bright stars
Circles about your brow serene.
2. Because your Son redeemed mankind,
His gifts pass through your lavish hand;
Through Christ’s apostles of all times
You give men gifts, as God had planned.
3. You first presented Christ, your Son,
To Joseph on that holy night;
To shepherds poor and magi wise
Beneath the star you showed the Light.
4. Within the temple of the Lord
You offered God his victim Son,
And later found him there, a youth,
His speech astounding everyone.
5. At Cana’s feast Christ heard your prayer:
At your request worked his first sign.
Divinity shone forth from him
When he changed water into wine.
6. When Christ died to atone for sins,
Your pity for us was so great
That on the altar of your heart
You, too, the Lord did immolate.
7. You sweetly, firmly fortified
Diffusers of Christ’s truth sublime:
As you instructed the young Church,
Teach Christians of each age and clime.
8. All glory, Jesus Lord, to you,
Our Savior, whom the Virgin bore;
All glory, praise and honor, too,
To Sire and Spirit evermore. Amen.