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Ave maris stella
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Ave maris stella by Jean-Marie Plum — 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
This is a setting of the well-known Latin Marian antiphon, Ave maris stella. The text petitions the Virgin Mary, calling her Star of the Sea, nurturing Mother of God, and gate of heaven, asking her to turn Eve's name to blessing and to grant us peace. It further implores her to loosen the chains of the guilty, bring light to the blind, and drive away evil, asking that through her, he who was born for us and became yours may accept our prayers. The hymn concludes by asking the singular, gentle Virgin to make us chaste and pure, and to grant us a clean life and a safe journey, so that seeing Jesus we may always rejoice. This is a solo setting for treble voice.
