AMPHORA 
 
IV 
 
Pro Gentibus 
 
 
N the choir’s delicious dim 
Fragrance let us lift the hymn 
Fiery as the Seraphim— 
Ave, blessed Mary ! 
 
Send the sweet and solemn strain 
Through the far enchanted fane, 
Till the skies ring back again 
Ave, blessed Mary ! 
 
Purest lips of grace and youth 
Invocate Thy royal ruth, 
Conjure by the Word of Truth— 
Ave, blessed Mary ! 
 
Maiden bodies vowed to Thee, 
Souls of stainless chastity, 
Cry Thy worship ardently— 
Ave, blessed Mary ! 
 
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