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O GLORIOUS VIRGIN 

HYMN

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I

O glorious Virgin, ever blest,

Sublime above the starry sky,

Who nurture from thy spotless breast

To thy Creator didst supply. 

II

What we had lost through hapless Eve

The Blossom sprung from thee restores,

And, granting bliss to souls that grieve,

Unbars the everlasting doors. 

III

O Gate, through which hath passed the King,

O Hall, whence Light shone through the gloom;

The ransomed nations praise and sing

Life given from the Virgin womb. 

IV

All honour, laud, and glory be,

O Jesu, Virgin-born, to thee;

All glory, as is ever meet,

To Father and to Paraclete.

Amen. 

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