Religion
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Translated by Edward Caswall (1849) · From Lyra Catholica (1849)
Mother of Christ! hear thou thy people’s cry,
Star of the deep, and Portal of the sky!
Mother of Him who thee from nothing made,
Sinking we strive, and call to thee for aid:
Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.
Codex Note
Latin: Alma Redemptoris Mater. Printed in Caswall's Lyra Catholica (1849) among the Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin (Roman Breviary).
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MLA
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Alma Redemptoris Mater.” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/92/.
Chicago
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Alma Redemptoris Mater.” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/92/.
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