"O Mary, By Thy 'Fiat,'" text for Our Lady of Sorrows

Grace and peace, everyone. Here's something I wrote awhile back, a text in 10.10.10.10.10.10. I really love it with UNDE ET MEMORES (please do not follow the lead of some music publishers and dumb down the last phrase).

1.O Mary, by Thy "Fiat" came the dawn
Of goodness, truth, and beauty born anew,
Yet in the presence of the Holy One
We make reply with lips and lives untrue;
O Mother, yet a Maid, we know not how,
Arise, and be a Mother to us now.

2. O Mary, from Thy body poured such Light
That all God's angels, dazzled, joined to sing;
Behold, as on that first and holy night,
The world is cold, and spurns Thy Son our King;
O Theotokos, hope remains our vow:
Arise, and be a Mother to us now.

3. O Mary, standing vigil at the Cross,
What mother's anguish is unknown to Thee?
In contemplation of Thy greatest loss,
Both saints and sinners own the mystery:
O Queen of Sorrows, weeping Mother Thou,
Arise, and be a Mother to us now.

4. Hail Mary, now and always full of grace,
Pray for Thy children in our life and death,
That, when Thy Jesus calls us from this place,
We may arise, and say with final breath:
Hail, holy Queen to whom the heavens bow;
Arise, and be a Mother to us now.

(c) 2023 Anna Bendiksen