Hymn III: God Is Glorified in the Blessed Virgin

O MY God, may the most Blessed Virgin Mary bless thee: whom thou didst deign to predestinate from eternity to be thy Mother.

Let that admirable Tabernacle of thy glory praise thee: sole abode on earth meet for thy holy habitation.

Let the glory of thy Godhead bless thee: which condescended to go down into that lowly and virginal valley.

Let the inventive wisdom of thy Godhead bless thee: by which thou didst impart to that Virgin Rose so great virtue and comeliness, that thou didst thyself desire her beauty.

Let thine unspeakable goodness bless thee: the abundant grace of which rendered the whole life of Mary worthy of thy dignity.

Let thy tender love bless thee: by the force of which thou, the peerless flower of virginity, didst become the Virgin's Son.

Let the splendour of the countenance of thy glory bless thee: which so adorned the soul of the Virgin that the ineffable Trinity delighted in her.

Let thine incomprehensible wisdom bless thee: which filled the most chaste spirit of the Virgin with knowledge and understanding.

Let thy lowly and adorable condescension bless thee: whereby thou didst deign to suck the breasts of the most chaste Virgin, as the antidote of of the poison of our sins.

Let the ravishing sweetness of thy Sacred Heart bless thee: wherewith thou didst inebriate thy Mother's virgin soul with calm, unutterable delights.

Let the most gracious words of thy divine lips bless thee: which enkindled thy Mother's deepest heart with the holy flame of charity.

Let all the virtue of thy Divinity bless thee, and all the substance of thy Humanity: which deigned to pour into the heart of Mary the whole fulness of heavenly gifts.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: and glory to the Queen of heaven, with all the multitude of the heavenly hierarchy, for ever. Amen.