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Ave maris stella
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Ave maris stella by André da Silva Gomes — Lyrics
Ave, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper Virgo,
Felix caeli porta.
Sumens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Evae nomen.
Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce
Monstra te esse matrem
Sumat per te preces,
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About Ave maris stella
André da Silva Gomes composed this setting of the traditional Marian antiphon Ave maris stella. The Latin text addresses Mary as Star of the Sea, loving Mother of God, and ever Virgin, the happy gate of heaven. It asks her to change Eva's name, granting us peace and undoing the bonds of the guilty, bringing light to the blind, and driving away evils. The antiphon beseeches her to show herself a mother, that through her, he who was born for us and became yours may receive our prayers. The choir is SATB, and the sacred text is sung in Latin.
