Anonym - Hail, O Star of the Sea...

	Hail, O Star of the Sea...
	Hail, O star of the sea, Holy Mother of God, Ever spotless virgin And gateway to heaven.
5	Receiving this greeting And angelic singing, Bring us peaceful living And forgiveness for sinning.
10	Unbind those in fetters, Let the blind see the light, Chase away all evils, Pray for blessings for us.
15	Appear to us as Mother And loving mediator Before the Son of God, Also before Our Lord. Alleluia.
20	Virgin all excelling, Most humble among all, Preserve us free of guilt, Make us pure and modest.
25	Keep our lives spotless And our pathway secure, So we can see Jesus And rejoice in heaven.
30	Praise to God the Father And to God the Son And the Holy Spirit, One God in Trinity. Alleluia.
	Translated by Michael J. Mikoś Note Several medieval Polish translations of the hymn "Ave maris stella" are known. We quote here the oldest (Zdrowaś, gwiazdo morska, Boża Matko święta...), from the hand-written copy in the Czartoryski Library in Sieniawa, most likely from the end of the fifteenth century, copied from the now lost manuscript by Wacław Aleksander Maciejowski (Piśmiennictwo polskie od czasów najdawniejszych aż do roku 1830, vol. 3: Dodatki, Warszawa: 1852, p. 142).