Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria - meaning Summary
Prayer for Maternal Protection
The poem is a direct prayer to the Virgin Mary, asking for ongoing protection and guidance. The speaker recalls times of ease when divine grace kept the soul close to Mary, then contrasts those bright hours with present storms of fate. It closes with a plea that the future be brightened by Mary’s presence, expressing reliance on maternal compassion through joy and suffering.
Read Complete AnalysesSancta Maria! turn thine eyes – Upon the sinner’s sacrifice, Of fervent prayer and humble love, From thy holy throne above. At morn – at noon – at twilight dim – Maria! thou hast heard my hymn! In joy and wo – in good and ill – Mother of God, be with me still! When the Hours flew brightly by, And not a cloud obscured the sky, My soul, lest it should truant be, Thy grace did guide to thine and thee; Now, when storms of Fate o’ercast Darkly my Present and my Past, Let my Future radiant shine With sweet hopes of thee and thine!
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