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 ::::::Happy is he,
 * Made a present to God,
 * That his mother might see
 * Her way to the skies.
 * By the path of the wise,

Where the chosen who triumph in anguish have trod.


 * Christ, in His passion,
 * Teaches your heart
 * How sadness may fashion,
 * With wonderful grace,
 * The soul for its place

Where mothers and children have never to part.


 * Cling to the Cross
 * That was sent you to save
 * From terrible loss,
 * Till you have risen
 * From the tomb’s prison,

Welcomed by Christ who has conquered the grave!