Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day
Mary the dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;Mary the gate, Christ the Heavenly Way! Mary the root, Christ the Mystic Vine;Mary the grape, Christ the Sacred Wine! Mary the wheat, Christ the Living Bread;Mary the stem, Christ the Rose blood-red! Mary the font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;Mary the cup, Christ the Saving Blood! Mary the temple, Christ the temple’s Lord;Mary the shrine, Christ the God adored! Mary the beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest;Mary the mirror, Christ the Vision Blest! Mary the mother, Christ the mother’s SonBy all things blest while endless ages run.