WITHIN YOUR SPLENDOUR
Psalm 44
Chorus-1
Within your splendour and in your beauty,
You reign triumphant, O Virgin Mary!
Chorus-2
You are all beautiful, O Virgin Mary,
You are all beautiful!
Verse 1
O listen, my daughter, listen and hear my voice:
The king desires your loveliness.
Verse 2
For he is the Lord; all honour and praise are his.
Forget your people and your home.
Verse 3
In garments of wealth, adorned as a queen she stands
Before the King within his courts.
Verse 4
And following after, maidens await her wish;
They come with gladness, filled with joy.
Verse 5
Your name will be blest throughout all the days to come,
And all the nations honour you.
Verse 6
My heart overflows with joy as I sing your praise;
I sing my song before the King.
Verse 7
All honour and praise and blessings to Mary's Son,
All thanks and glory evermore.
Verse 8
O Mother of God and mother of all mankind,
Guide us to Christ, your blessed Son.