The Dormition and Assumption of Our Lady
1. O Hail, to Her who bore the King, Our Christ and God in Flesh! Hail She who while angels did sing, Laid Jesus in the crèche. 2. When Holy Gabr'el didst declare, Unto that Virgin pure, That She would the Messiah bear, His reign to e'er endure. 3. She followed Him with sorrows borne, Through life and ministry, She stood by as His Flesh was torn, And nailéd to the Tree. 4. Now lifted up and carried high, To sit upon His throne, And She remains with St John nigh, Her now his Mother own. 5. She stayed with John or at his home, While he did journeys take, And She helped to build up the Church, By that which She didst spake. 6. Th'Apostles tarried close by Her, Clinging to every word, As ev'ry story She told were About Her Son and Lord. 7. She showed Herself a Mother true, And to the Church She sought, To pray and give to God His due, As His strong work was wrought. 8. Th'Apostles of Our Lord Jesu, For ten years they did stay, In David's City with Her who Discou...