by Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 - 1864)
Language: English
Ave Maria! bright and pure, Hear, oh hear me when I pray! Pains and pleasures try the pilgrim On his long and weary way; Fears and perils are around me, — Ora pro me. ... Mary, Mary, Queen of Heaven! Teach, oh! teach me to obey: Lead me on, though fierce temptations Stand and meet me in the way; When I fail and faint, my mother, Ora pro me. ... When my eyes are slowly closing, And I fade from earth away, And when Death, the stern destroyer, Claims my body as his prey — Claim my soul and then, sweet Mary, Ora pro me.
Composition:
- Set to music by Oscar Weil (1839? - 1921), "Ave Maria", op. 11 no. 5, stanzas 1,3,5 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 - 1864)
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