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i am getting married shortly and went to a catholic school. The ave maria that was taught i cannot find. the lyrics are as i kneel before you as i bow my head in prayer take this day make it yours and fill me with your love
We don't know that that is. The actual text is:
"Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen."
This text has been set many times to music, perhaps the best polyphonic setting being that of Charles Gounod on a ground of Bach's Prelude in C. Another familiar setting is by Franz Schubert. These would certainly be appropriate for a wedding.
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