Mary! To thee the humble cry.
What seek they? Gifts to Pride unknown.
They seek thy help — to pass thee by:—
They murmur, “Show us but thy Son.”
The childlike heart shall enter in;
The virgin soul its God shall see:—
Mother, and maiden pure from sin,
Be thou the guide: the Way is He.
The mystery high of God made Man
Through thee to man is easier made:
Pronounce the consonant who can
Without the softer vowel's aid!