Hail thou star of the ocean,
God’s own mother blest,
Ever sinless Virgin,
Gate of heavenly rest.
Oh! by Gabriel’s Ave
Uttered long ago,
Eva’s name reversing,
Establish peace below.
Break the captive’s fetters,
Light on blindness pour;
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.
Show thyself a Mother;
May the Word divine,
Born for us thine Infant,
Hear our prayer through thine.
Virgin all excelling,
Mildest of the mild;
Freed from guilt preserve us
Meek and undefiled.
Keep our life all spotless,
Make our way secure,
Till we find in Jesus,
Joy forevermore.
Through the highest heaven,
To the almighty Three,
Father, Son, and Spirit,
One same glory be. Amen.
