HOLY VIRGIN, BY GOD'S DECREE

Holy Virgin, by God’s decree,

You were called eternally,

That He could give his Son to our race.

Mary, we praise you, hail full of grace.

Ave, ave, ave Maria.

By your faith and loving accord

As the handmaid of the Lord,

Your undertook God’s plan to embrace.

Mary, we thank you, hail full of grace.

Refuge for your children so weak,

Sure protection all can seek.

Problems of life you help us to face,

Mary, we trust you, hail full of grace.

To our needy world of today,

Love and beauty you portray.

Showing the path to Christ we must trace,

Mary, our mother, hail full of grace.