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O Maria Salvatoris Mater'. Each song tells a unique story, and
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O Maria salvatoris Mater
by John Browne
O Maria salvatoris
Mater, fragrans flos pudoris
Superans nascentia
Parit illa mater fructum
Qui iam nostrum tulit luctum
Cunctaque peccamina
Parit Christum virgo manens;
Quisnam negat? Numquid parens
Virga Aaron legitur frondes
Flores produxisse?
Deum ita potuisse
Filium adseritur
Ex hac matre sic intacta
Gignit eum, quo est facta
Cunctaque viventia
Illam ergo recolamus
Cuius fructum sic amamus;
Colant et caelestia
Quisnam vivit hoc in mundo
Cum sit captus iniucundo
Morbo vel tristitia
Quin, si oret istam matrem
Intercedat ut ad patrem
Caelesti in patria?
Exstat mater tum parata
Nos iuvare, En! quam grata
Adest semper Maria
Rogamus et Frideswidam
Magdalenam, Catharinam
Doctam philosophia
Theologia disputans
Gentes cunctas superans
Cum sit haec Catharina
His iam sanctis iubilemus
Voce, corde decantemus
Hac nostra melodia
Song: O Maria Salvatoris Mater
Artist: John Browne
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