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Ave Maris Stella JWV 161
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ave Maris Stella JWV 161 by Josef Rheinberger — 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 JWV 161
The familiar Marian antiphon Ave Maris Stella, a hymn for Vespers, is here set by Josef Rheinberger for SATB choir. The Latin text, a prayer to Mary as the star of the sea and mother of God, implores her intercession. It asks that she might change Eve's name to 'Ave', releasing prisoners, bringing light to the blind, and warding off evil. The choir is asked to present our prayers through her, that we may always rejoice in seeing Jesus. The text concludes with a Trinitarian doxology.
