St. Bonaventure: The Psalter of Our Lady

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HYMN
like that which is attributed to St. Ambrose and St. Augustine - Te Deum.

We praise thee, Mother of God; we acknowledge thee to be Virgin Mary.

All the earth doth worship thee, the spouse of the eternal Father.

It is thou whom all the angels, and all the archangels, all thrones, and all principalities, serve faithfully.

Thee all powers, all the virtues of the heavens, all dominions obey.

Thee all choirs, all cherubim and seraphim assist in the exaltation of joy.

Thee every angelic creature proclaims with an unceasing voice.

Holy, holy, holy, Mary, Mother of God, Mother and Virgin.

The heavens and the earth are full of the glorious majesty of the fruit of thy body.

The glorious choir of the Apostles praise thee in concert, as the Mother of the Creator.

Thee the army of the happy martyrs, clad in white robes, glorify as the Mother of Christ.

Thee the glorious army of confessors call the temple of the Trinity.

Thee the delightful choir of Virgins proclaim as the model of virginity and humility.

Thee all the celestial court honours as its queen.

Thee the universal church every where celebrates in its invocations.

Mother of the Divine majesty;

Honourable and true Mother of the King of heaven;

Holy as well as mild and pious;

Thou, the queen of angels.

Thou, the gate of paradise.

Thou, the ladder to the celestial kingdom and to glory.

Thou, the ark of piety and grace.

Thou, the artery of mercy.

Thou, the spouse and the mother of the eternal King.

Thou, the temple and the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit.

Thou, the noble tabernacle of the blessed Trinity.

Thou, the mediatrix of G-od and of men; thou, full of love to mortals; thou, celestial illuminatrix.

Thou, the champion of the combatants; the advocate of the poor; the mercy and refuge of sinners.

Thou, the distributrix of favours, the barrier and the terror of the naughty demons.

Thou, the Sovereign of the world, the Queen of heaven; after God, our only hope.

Thou, the salvation of those who call upon thee, the door of the shipwrecked, the consolation of the miserable, the refuge of those who perish.

Thou, the mother of all the elect, their perfect joy after God ; thou, the delight of all the citizens above.

Thou, who advancest the just, and who bringest back those who stray.

Thou, the promise of the patriarchs; thou, the truth of the prophets.

Thou, the herald and the teacher of the apostles; thou, the mistress of the evangelists.

Thou, the strength of the martyrs; the example of the confessors; the honour and the j6y of the virgins.

Thou, who to deliver man from exile, hast received the Son of God into thy bosom.

Through thee the old enemy has been conquered, and the kingdom of heaven has been opened to the faithful.

Thou art seated with thy Son at the right hand of the Father.

O thou, Virgin Mary, pray for us to him whom we believe will come to judge us.

O thou, we supplicate thee, come then to our succour; we, thy servants, who have been saved by the precious blood of thy Son.

Make us, O pious Virgin, to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.

Save thy people, O our Lady, to the end that we may be partakers of the heritage of thy Son;

And conduct us and guard us for eternity.

Every day, O pious Virgin, we salute thee;

And we would praise thee with the voice and with the heart to eternity.

Deign, O sweet Mary, now and ever, to keep us without sin.

Have pity on us, pious Queen, have pity on us.

Let thy mercy be great upon us, because we have put our confidence in thee, Virgin Mary.

It is in thee, sweet Mary, that we hope; defend us throughout eternity.

To thee is due praise, to thee is due empire, to thee is due power and glory, from generation to generation.

Amen.