| MOTHER of God! as evening falls | |
| Upon the silent sea, | |
| And shadows veil the mountain walls, | |
| We lift our souls to thee! | |
| From lurking perils of the night, | 5 |
| The desert's hidden harms, | |
| From plagues that waste, from blasts that smite, | |
| Defend thy men-at-arms! | |
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| Mother of God! thy starry smile | |
| Still bless us from above! | 10 |
| Keep pure our souls from passion's guile, | |
| Our hearts from earthly love! | |
| Still save each soul from guilt apart | |
| As stainless as each sword, | |
| And guard undimmed in every heart | 15 |
| The image of our Lord! | |
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| In desert march or battle's flame, | |
| In fortress and in field, | |
| Our war-cry is thy holy name, | |
| Thy love our joy and shield! | 20 |
| And if we falter, let thy power | |
| Thy stern avenger be, | |
| And God forget us in the hour | |
| We cease to think of thee! | |
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| Mother of God! the evening fades | 25 |
| On wave and hill and lea, | |
| And in the twilight's deepening shades | |
| We lift our souls to thee! | |
| In passion's stress—the battle's strife, | |
| The desert's lurking harms, | 30 |
| Maid-Mother of the Lord of Life, | |
| Protect thy men-at-arms! | |
