Classic Poem

O Star of Galilee,
Shining o'er this earth's dark sea,
Shed thy glorious light on me.

Queen of Clemency and Love,
Be my Advocate above,
And through Christ all sin remove.

When the angel called thee blest,
And with transports filled thy breast,
'Twas thy Lord became thy guest.

Earth's purest Creature thou,
In the heavens exulting now,
With a halo round thy brow.

Beauty beams in every trace
Of the Virgin-Mother's face,
Full of glory and of grace—

A Beacon to the just,
To the sinner Hope and Trust,
Joy of the angel-host.

Ever-glorified, thy throne
Is where thy blessed Son
Doth reign: through him alone,

All pestilence shall cease,
And sin and strife decrease,
And the kingdom come of peace.