O Queen of the Holy Rosary

Ellacombe Emily Shapcote 1828-1909

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O Queen of the ho ly ro sa ry, O
O Queen of the ho ly ro sa ry, each

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Sweet La dy of the ro sa ry, white

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O Queen of the ho ly ro sa ry! what

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bless us as we pray, and of fer thee our ro ses in
myst' ry blends with thine. The sac red life of Je sus in

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ro ses let us bring., and lay them round thy foot stool be

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ra dian cy of love, What splen dour and what glo ry sur

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gar lands day by day, while from our fa ther's gar den with
e very step di vine. Thy soul was His fair gar den, Thy

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fore our in fant King. For nest ling in thy bo som God's

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round thy court a bove. Oh in thy ten der pi ty, Dear

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lo ving hearts and bold, we ga ther to thine ho nour buds
vir gin breast His throne, Thy thoughts His faith ful mir ror, re

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son wa fain to be, the child of thy o be dience and
source of love un told re fuse not this our of fer ing, our

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white and red and gold.
flec ting Him a lone.
spot less pu ri ty.
flo wers red and gold.