I
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Immaculate Mary! Our hearts are on fire;
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That title so wondrous fills all our desire.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
II
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We pray for God's glory, may His kingdom come!
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We pray for his vicar, our father and Rome
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
III
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We pray for our mother the Church upon earth,
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And bless, sweetest lady, the land of our birth.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
IV
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For poor, sick, afflicted thy mercy we crave,
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And comfort the dying, thou light of the grave.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
V
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In grief and temptation, in joy or in pain,
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We'll ask thee, our mother, nor seek thee in vain.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
VI
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In death's solemn moment, our mother be nigh;
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As children of Mary O teach us to die.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
VII
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And crown thy sweet mercy with this special grace,
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And worship in heaven God's ravishing face.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
VIII
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To God be all glory and worship for aye;
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To God's Virgin Mother an endless Ave.
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Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
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