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A-ve Ma-ri-a., A-ve Ma ri-a;
A-ve Ma-ri-a., A-ve Ma ri-a;
A _ ve Ma ri a; A ve Ma ri a Lo re-_ _ tto;
Be-side Ni-a-g'ra's sound-ing deeps,
Dark wood-ed isles and vine clad steeps,
Like in-cense rise the clouds of spray,
Where rain-bows shine, at close of day.
Thy chil-dren all, with hearts a-flame,
Sing to thy gra-cious ho-ly name,
A ve Ma ri--a, Ma ri-a.,
A ve Ma ri a Lo re--_ _ tto; |
O, when we leave
this place of rest,
Watch o'er us still, O, Moth-er bless'd,
Tho' pain and sor-row touch each heart,
O, lead us still, from sin a part,
Un-to thy Son, whose works we see,
Here where thy chil-dren sing to thee;
A-ve Ma ri--a, A--ve Ma ri--a;
A ve Ma ri a; A ve Ma ri a;
A _ ve Ma ri a;
A ve Ma ri a Lo re-_ _ tto; |
When length'n-ing shad-ows
o'er our way
Bid us, our trem-bling steps to stay;
The rain-bow bend-ing 'neath thy feet
Thy out-spread hands, the wear-y greet
O, Moth-er mild where e'er we roam.,
Call all Lo-re-tto's chil-dren home;
A ve Ma ri a., Ma ri a Lo re tto;
A ve Ma ri _ a Lo re _ tto |
Comment:
This score was first obtained from the Canadian national
library website, but the 4 middle pages were missing. Loretto school
closed in 1982. I contacted the Ontario diocese office, and they were able
to direct me to someone in the administration of the school that still
exists in several other locations. After I received the missing pages, I
did send a copy of the complete score to The Canadian National Library. |
My thanks and appreciation to
Ms. Juliana Dusel
for sending me the missing pages of this score. |
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