O Queen of the Holy Rosary

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1. O Queen of the Ho - ly Ro - sa - ry, O bless us as we pray,
2. O Queen of the Ho - ly Ro - sa - ry, Each mys - t'ry blends with thine
3. Sweet La - dy of the Ro - sa - ry, White ros - es let us bring,
4. O Queen of the Ho - ly Ro - sa - ry! What ra - dian - cy of love,

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A E A D E A

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And of - fer thee our ros - es In gar - lands day by day,
The sac - red life of Je - sus In ev - 'ry step div - ine,
And lay them round thy foot - stool, Be - fore our In - fant King.

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What splen - dour and what glo - ry Sur - round thy court ab - ove!

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While from our Fa - ther's gar - den, With lov - ing hearts and bold,
Thy soul was His fair gar - den, Thy vir - gin breast His throne,
For, rest - ing in thy bo - som, God's Son was fain to be

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O, in thy ten - der pi - ty Dear source of love un - told,

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We ga - ther to thine ho - nour Buds white and red and gold.
Thy thoughts His faith - ful mir - ror, Re - flec - ting Him a - lone.
The child of thy o - be - dience And spot - less pu - ri - ty.

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Re - fuse not this our of - fer - ing, Our flow’rs white, red, and gold

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Text: Emily M. C. Shapcote (1828-1909)
Tune: ELLACOMBE, Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Würtemberg, 1784

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