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Mother of Almighty God

Traditional

“Mother of Almighty God” as printed in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 337 1860 · historical text
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This text comes from Catholic Hymns (1860), a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Mother of Almighty God,

Suppliant at thy feet we pray;

Shelter us from Satan's fraud,

Safe beneath thy wing this day.

Verse 2

'Twas by reason of our fall,

In our first forefather's crime,

That the mighty Lord of all

Rais'd thee to thy rank sublime.

Verse 3

Oh, then upon Adam's race

Look thou with a pitying eye,

And entreat of Jesu's grace,

Till he lay his anger by.

Verse 4

Honour, virtue, glory, merit,

Be to Thee, O Virgin's Son,

With the Father and the Spirit,

While eternal ages run.

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Traditional words. Historical text published in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860), “Mother of Almighty God”

The 1860 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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