HAIL, HOLY QUEEN ENTHRONED ABOVE

Salve Regina caelitum, anon. / Traditional Melody

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1	Hail, holy Queen enthron'd above, O Maria! Hail Mother of mercy and of love, O Maria! (Refrain) Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
2	Our life, our sweetness, here below, O Maria! Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria! (Refrain) Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
3	To thee we cry, poor sons of Eve, O Maria! To thee we sigh, we mourn, we grieve, O Maria! (Refrain) Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
4	Turn then most gracious Advocate, O Maria! Toward us thine eyes compassionate, O Maria! (Refrain) Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!

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4	This earth is but a vale of tears, O Maria! A place of banishment, of fears, O Maria! (Refrain) Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
5	Turn then, most gracious Advocate, O Maria! Tow'rds us thine eyes compassionate, O Maria! (Refrain)
6	When this our exile is complete, O Maria! Show us thy Son, our Jesus sweet, O Maria! (Refrain)
7	O clement, gracious, Mother sweet, O Maria! O Virgin Mary, we entreat, O Maria! (Refrain)

1	Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria! Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria! Triumph, all ye Cherubim, Sing with us, ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
2	The cause of joy to men below, O Maria! The spring through which all graces flow, O Maria! Angels, all your praises bring, Earth and heaven, with us sing, All creation echoing: Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!
3	O gentle, loving, holy one, O Maria! The God of light became your Son, O Maria! Triumph all ye Cherubim, Sing with us ye Seraphim, Heav'n and earth resound the hymn; Salve, Salve, Salve Regína!

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