The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/Hail, Holy Joseph

by Frederick William Faber

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HAIL, HOLY JOSEPH.

(St. Joseph.)

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
Husband of Mary, hail;
Chaste as the lily-flower
In Eden’s peaceful vale.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
Father of Christ esteem'd;
Father be thou to those
Thy Foster-Son redeem'd.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
Prince of the House of God;
May his best graces be
By thy sweet hands bestow’d.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
Belov'd of angels, hail;
Cheer thou the hearts that faint,
And guide the hearts that fail.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
God's voice they rule alone;
To thee the Word made flesh
Was subject as a Son.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail;
Teach us our flesh to tame;
And, Mary, keep the hearts
That love thy husband's name.

Mother of Jesus, bless,
And bless, ye saints on high,
All meek and simple souls
That to St. Joseph cry.

 

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