And while to him who reigns above in godhead one, in persons three, the source of life, of grace, of love. From our childhood many of us have been familiar with the idea of the star of the sea protecting us in our voyage of life. In the divine office 1974, star of sea and ocean is sung. Ii o gentle, chaste, and spotless maid, we sinners make our prayers through. Jacobs piano hymn to the sea sheet music piano solo. Star of sea and ocean star of sea and ocean, gateway to gods haven, mother of our maker, hear our prayer, o maiden.
O gentle, chaste, and spotless maid, we sinners make our prayers through thee. Maris stella latin, hail star of the sea is a plainsong vespers hymn to mary. Mother of christ, star of the sea simply divine mercy. O thee, blest advocate, we cry, pity our sorrows, calm our fears.
Enjoy the inspirational words of the hail, o star of the ocean catholic hymn. Ave maris stella latin, hail star of the sea is a plainsong vespers hymn to mary from about the eighth century. The seeming present of the novel takes place on the ship, the star of the sea, a freighter. At times, we doubt and find ourselves sinking into the sea like peter. Dark night hath come down on us, mother, and we look out for thy shining, sweet star of the sea. Star of the sea, seafarers prayers catholic prayer. Deep night hath come down on this roughspoken world, and the banners of darkness are boldly unfurled. Ave maris stella hail star of the sea is a plainsong vespers hymn to mary. These are the beautiful words of an old hymn to our mother mary. For oconnor, the star of the sea serves as a microcosm through which he presents men and women of different social classes as they cope with the 27day journey to america.
Its a beautiful, layered and dense read, set against the lofty sails of a. Deep night hath come down on us, mother, deep night, and we need more than ever the guide of thy light. Amanda kennedy moore, a white haired piano teacher now past 60, has shared but modestly in its proceeds. Mary herself is a sign of hope for a safe arrival to ones destination. Possible readings for sea sunday services old testament proverbs 8. Taking that sweet ave, which from gabriel came, peace confirm within us. Hail, queen of heaven, the ocean star, guide of the wanderer here below, thrown on lifes surge, we.
Columbus, being a catholic, sang this hymn, or caused it to be sung, every evening, it is said, during his perilous voyage to an unknown land. Refuge in grief, star of the sea, pray for the mourner, pray for me. Iii so journers in this vale of tears to thee, blest, advocate, we cry, pity our sorrows, calm our fears and soothe with hope our misery refuge in grief, star of the sea pray for the mourner, pray for me. Star of the sea a nostalgic journey back to the piano parlor music of late 19th century america with a solo piano piece written by one of the first women popular composers, amanda kennedy. The hymn ave maris stella hail star of the sea printed below in english is a wonderful tribute, both in prayer and song, to the blessed virgin mary. An taibhdhearc, galway joseph oconnors 2004 novel doesnt exactly beg for the stage.
Star of the sea amanda kennedy, 1883 midi noteworthy composer. When she wrote star of the sea, amanda kennedy was a serious little irish girl of 16, with an ambition to be a music teacher. Hail, queen of heaven, the ocean star is a marian hymn written by father john lingard, a catholic priest and historian who, through the works of william cobbett, helped to smooth the passage of the catholic emancipation act in england. The original latin text dates back to around the 8th9th centuries although it has been attributed to st. One hymn in particular, star of the sea, captures the freshness and vigour of the marian devotion in the age of a united christendom and. His rendition of the hymn, hail queen of heaven, is as haunting and deep as the sea itself. Of on that is so fair and bright, velud maris stella, brighter than the dayes light, parens et puella.
Virgin most pure, o star of the sea, pray for the sinner, pray for me. The creation of the original hymn has been attributed to several people, including saint bernard of clairvaux 12thcentury, saint venantius fortunatus 6thcentury and hermannus contractus 11th. Mother of christ, star of the sea, pray for the wanderer, pray for me. It was especially popular in the middle ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions. Phil coulter the star of the sea lyrics genius lyrics. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of star of the sea by joseph oconnor. Browse all recordings star of the sea, take 3 191712. Virgin most pure, star of the sea, pray for the sinner, pray for me.
Lingard is also credited with translating the carol the snow lay on the ground from the traditional irish. Ave maris stella latin for hail, star of the sea is a marian hymn used at vespers from about the eighth century. Hail queen of heaven the ocean star beautiful catholic. Mother of christ, o star of the sea pray for the wanderer, pray for me.
Remind thy son that he has paid the price of our iniquity. The lord whom earth and stars and sea catholic hymn. A marian hymn is in the divine office, and is popular among seafarers, translated by either ralph wrigh odb or edward caswall. Sojourners in this vale of tears, to thee, blest advocate, we cry. O purest of creatures, sweet mother, sweet maid, the one spotless womb wherein jesus was laid.
Hail queen of heavn, the ocean star catholic hymn youtube. As four main characters recall the pivotal experiences of their lives which led them to make this fateful journey, the reader becomes emotionally involved with their stories. Star of the east, oh bethlehems star, guiding us on to heaven afar sorrow and grief and lulld by the light thou hope of each mortal, in deaths. Even though it was nasty outside, inside we had a pleasant conversation about a most horrible time in irish history the great famine. And while to him who reigns above, in godhead one, in persons three. Mother of christ, star of the sea, pray for the wanderer.
The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. Authoritative information about the hymn text mary, star of the sea, with lyrics. Print and download hymn to the sea sheet music by jacobs piano arranged for piano. The title, star of the sea or ocean, is one of the oldest and most widely spread titles for mary. Sojourners in this vale of tears, blest advocate, to thee we cry. Our lady, star of the sea is the patroness of the netherlands.
O purest of creatures sweet mother sweet ehymnbook. The catholic youths hymn book by the christian brothers. Inspirational lyrics and words of the the lord whom earth and stars and sea catholic hymn. Star of the stormy sea of my mortal life, may your light shine upon me so i do not stray from the path that leads me to heaven. Virgin most pure, star of the sea, pray for us sinner, pray for me. Maritime hymns are part of what is generally referred to as maritime literature a term used for fictional and nonfictional texts about the sea.
O gentle, chaste and spotless maid, we sinners make our prayers. Sore temptations long have tried him far, far at sea. This printable version is a hymn of praise and worship. The irish famine of the 1840s was the greatest social catastrophe of 19thcentury europe, yet inspired surprisingly little imaginative. So journers in this vale of tears to thee, blest, advocate, we cry, pity our sorrows, calm our fears and soothe with hope our misery refuge. Hail, queen of heaven, the ocean star is a marian hymn written by father john lingard 17711851, a catholic priest and historian who, through the works of. Hail, queen of heaven, the ocean star, guide of the wanderer here below, thrown on lifes surge, we claim thy care, save us from peril and from woe. Saint charles choir singing hail queen of heaven, the ocean star scenery is the view while on a boat on lake como, italy. We sinners make our prayers through thee remind thy son that he has paid. Hail queen of heaven the ocean star beautiful catholic marian hymn. Star of the sea by joseph oconnor took center stage. For the darker the night is, the brighter should be. The widely sung sicilian mariners hymn, o sanctissima, also reflects this devotion. One of the titles which the roman catholic world applied to the mother of jesus, in the middle ages, was stella maris, star of the sea.
The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. Hail, o star of the ocean, gods own mother blest, ever sinless virgin, gate of heavnly rest. Deep night hath come down on this roughspoken world. Enjoy the lovely words and lyrics of the lord whom earth and stars and sea, the traditional, classic catholic hymn. These online, free lyrics to the catholic hymn the lord whom earth and stars and. Mother of christ, star of the sea pray for the wanderer, pray for me. Star of the sea is a 2004 historical fiction novel by joseph oconnor. Blessed virgin mary star of the sea our lady, star of the sea is an ancient title for the virgin mary, mother of jesus christ. Hail queen of heaven the ocean star beautiful catholic marian. Iv and while to him who reigns above in godhead one, in persons three. Scientific essay from the year 2008 in the subject musicology, university of greenwich greenwich maritime institute, course. Catholic hymns 1860hail, queen of heaven wikisource, the free. Hail, queen of heaven the ocean star lyrics marian song. And in the dark of the night, with the wind at its height, may you guide the fearful sailor, like the star of the sea.
Devotions to this title of mary are found in the popular catholic hymn, hail queen of heaven, the ocean star and the ancient prayer ave maris stella. Hymns about the sea and maritime metaphors ariane slater. The popular modern hymn hail queen of heaven, the ocean star. Pray for the wanderer, pray for me o gentle, chaste, and spotless maid. Catholic hymns 1860hail, queen of heaven wikisource. Their message is timeless, and it certainly is most relevant for our world today. Marian devotion through the prism of an old english. Stella maris star of the sea, the virgin mary has been named the patroness of numerous coastal churches, as well as missions to seafarers such as the apostleship of the sea.