Hail, Holy Queen (Enthroned Above)
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w: "Salve, Regina, mater misericordia", c. 1080
m: Salve Regina Coelitum, Melchior Ludwig Herold,
from "Choralmelodien zum Heiligen Gesange", 1808

[Verse 1]
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria!
Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria!

[Refrain]
Triumph, all ye Cherubim,
Sing with us, ye Seraphim,
Heav'n and earth resound the hymn:
Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

[Verse 2]
Our life, our sweetness here below, O Maria!
Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria!

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
As exiles all to you we cry, O Maria!
Come, soothe with hope our misery, O Maria!

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Turn then, most gracious advocate, O Maria!
Toward us your eyes compassionat, O Maria!

[Refrain]

[Verse 5]
O gentle, loving, holy one, O Maria!
Make us each day more like your Son, O Maria!

[Refrain]

[Verse 6]
And when from death to life we've passed, O Maria!
Show us your Son, our Lord, at last, O Maria!

[Refrain]