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Ave Maris Stella
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns
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Ave Maris Stella by Johann David Heinichen — Lyrics
Ave, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper Virgo,
Felix caeli porta.
Sumens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Evae nomen.
Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce
Monstra te esse matrem
Sumat per te preces,
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About Ave Maris Stella
This setting of the Marian antiphon Ave Maris Stella offers a powerful sacred text for SATB choir. The Latin words, a prayer to Mary as Star of the Sea and Mother of God, ask for her intercession and guidance. The text praises her virginity, her role in salvation history, and her gentle nature, requesting purity and safety in life's journey. It concludes with praise to the Trinity. Heinichen's setting, written for liturgical use, would be fitting for Marian feasts or moments of devotion within the office.
