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TEXT:
1. Immaculate, Mary!
Our hearts are on fire.
That title so wondrous
Fills all our desire.
Refrain Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
2. We pray for God's glory,
May His Kingdom come.
We pray for His Vicar,
Our Father in Rome. Refrain
3. We pray for our Mother,
The Church upon earth.
And bless, sweetest Lady,
The land of our birth. Refrain
4. There is no need, Mary,
Nor ever hath been,
Which thou canst not succor,
Immaculate Queen. Refrain
5. O bless us, dear Lady,
With blessings from heaven,
And to our petitions
Let answer be given. Refrain
6. And crown thy sweet mercy
With this special grace,
|To behold| soon in heaven
God's ravishing Face. Refrain
7. |Now to| God be all glory
And worship fore'er,
|And to| God's Virgin Mother,
An endless "Ave." Refrain
ALTERNATE TEXT
1. Immaculate Mary, thy praises we sing,
Who reignest in splendor with Jesus our King. Refrain (same as above)
2. In Heaven the blessed thy glory proclaim,
On earth we thy children invoke thy fair name. Refrain
3. Thy name is our power, thy virtues our light,
Thy love is our comfort, thy pleading our might. Refrain
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