Ave Maria
Composers: music: John Ireland
(1879-1962), 1918 (song: Love Unknown)
text: Marnie Barrell (*1952), rev.2001
| Recording: not available |
Lyrics: Marnie Barrell
2001 |
1. Hail Mary, full of grace!
All generations, bless
our highly-favoured sister in her holiness!
Rejoice with her, who first received
God's Word made human, and believed.
2. Heaven and earth stand still while Mary, wrapped in thought,
accepts the words of joy and dread the angel brought
to bear the Christ, and hold him dear
in costly love, in pain and fear. |
3. Courage and strength were
hers when, virgin and alone,
she freely chose the will of God and made it her own.
She laughed, and sang a woman's song:
God lifts the weak, puts down the strong.
4. Now may we seek the path that Mary's feet once trod,
sufficient in herself to bear the fullness of God -
for Christ will come where faith and love
receive him still, and make him room. |
| Score: not available |
| Posted on YouTube: Not available at
this time. |
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| Internet references,
biography information. |
| John Ireland |
|
Marnie Barrell |
 (source)
This hymn is reproduced here by the generous permission of the author,
Marnie Barrell. According to the author, you are welcome to use it,
unaltered, and with proper acknowledgement. If you wish to reproduce
it further, please apply for permission by sending her an
email.
Ms. Barrell is also the author of numerous other hymns. Steve Benner at
Oremus has a great list.
Many of her Christmas hymns are published in the New Zealand hymnbook,
Carol Our Christmas -- A Book of New Zealand Carols (The New Zealand
Hymnbook Trust Inc, PO Box 2011, Raumati Beach, New Zealand,
1996; ISBN: 1869340582). Ms. Barrell states that it is published by the
New Zealand Hymnbook
Trust, and also available through the
Hymn Society of America. The
book Carol Our Christmas is available at OC Books and
New Zealand
Books. Also available are Alleluia Aoteraoa: Hymns and Songs For All
Churches and Faith Forever Singing, both of which contain
additional hymns by Marnie Barrell. |
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