“MOTHER OF GOD.”
Reading edition
I knew, O God! that thou wert great and good, Holy and just, and yet most loving, too;
But never did I know thy tenderness Till these sweet words had pierced me through and through.
It seemed so far to lift my heart to thee, I could but fear and tremble as I prayed;
Until thy grace made these sweet words disclose The infinite act of love which thou hadst made.
Mother of God! Then Thou art one with us— Our Brother, Lover, Saviour, all in one;
And the great distance ‘twixt our souls and thee Was bridged by Mary’s words, “Thus be it done.”
Henceforth, when I would make my act of love, When my full heart would lift itself to thee,
Should holy awe and fear weigh down my soul, “Mother of God” upon my lips shall be.