Alma Redemptoris Mater - Traditional

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli
porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,
natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem,
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore
sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Alma Redemptoris Mater Lyrics are one of the four seasonal Marian antiphons used in the Divine Office. The song Alma Redemptoris Mater focuses on Mary as the loving Mother of the Savior and the gateway to heaven who remained a virgin through the miraculous birth. It is traditionally sung from the first Sunday of Advent until the Feast of the Presentation. By focusing on the Alma Redemptoris Mater lyrics the Church celebrates the role of Mary in the history of salvation and seeks her help for a fallen humanity. The chant's elegant and soaring phrases reflect the joy and awe of the Nativity season providing a spiritual bridge between the Old and New Testaments.