Ave maris Stella,
Dei mater alma,
Atque semper virgo,
Felix cæli porta.

Bright Mother of our Maker, hail,
Thou virgin ever blest,
The ocean's star by which we sail,
And gain the port of rest.

Sumens illud Ave,
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Hevæ nomen.

Whilst we this Ave thus to thee.
From Gabriel's mouth rehearse:
Prevail that peace our lot may be,
And Eva's name reverse.

Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen cæcis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce.

Release our long entangled mind,
From all the snares of ill;
With heavenly light instruct the blind,
And all our vows fulfil.

Monstra te esse matrem,
Sumat per te preces,
Qui pro nobis natus,
Tulit esse tuus.

Exert for us a mother's care.
And us thy children own.
Prevail with him to hear our prayer.
Who chose to be thy son.

Virgo singularis,
Inter omnes mitis,
Nos culpis solutos.
Mites fac et castos.

O spotless maid! whose virtues shine.
With brightest purity:
Each action of our lives refine.
And make us pure like thee.

Vitam præsta puram,
Iter para tutum,
Ut videntes Jesum,
Semper collætemur.

Preserve our lives unstained with ill,
In this infectious way;
That heaven alone our souls may fill,
With joys that ne'er decay.

Sit laus Deo Patri,
Summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto,
Tribus honor unus. Amen.

To God the Father, endless praise;
To God the Son, the same;
And Holy Ghost, whose equal rays,
One equal glory claim. Amen.