Jesu, the Virgins’ Crown

Jesu

the vir­gins’ crown

do Thou

Accept us as in pray­er we bow

Born of that vir­gin whom alone

The mo­ther and the maid we own.

Amongst the li­lies Thou dost feed

And thi­ther choirs of vir­gins lead

Adorning all Thy chos­en brides

With glo­ri­ous gifts Thy love pro­vides.

And whi­ther

Lord

Thy foot­steps wend

The vir­gins still with praise at­tend;

For Thee they pour their sweet­est song

And af­ter Thee re­joic­ing throng.

O gra­cious Lord

we Thee im­plore

Thy grace on ev­ery sense to pour;

From all pol­lu­tion keep us free

And make us pure in heart for Thee.

All praise to God the Fa­ther be

All praise

eter­nal Son

to Thee

Whom with the Spir­it we ado­re

For ev­er and for ev­er­more.