- Ava Maria! O Maiden, O Mother,
Proudly thy children are calling on thee,
Thine are the graces unclaimed by another,
Sinless and beautiful, star of the sea!
Chorus:
Master amabilis, ora pro nobis
Pray for thy children who call upon thee,
Ave sanctissima! Ave purrisima!
Sinless and beautiful, star of the sea.
- Ave Maria! the night shades are falling,
Softly our voices arise unto thee,
Earth’s lonely exiles for succour are calling,
Sinless and beautiful, star of the sea! - Ave Maria! thou portal of heaven,
Habour of refuge, to thee do we flee,
Lost in the darkness, by stormy winds driven;
Shine on our pathway, fair star of the sea!