Immaculate Mary hymn

[4eva_catholic]

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.I play keyboard & was wandering of anyone can help me identifing the style which accompanies the 'Immaculate Mary,we praise God in you (ave Maria) hymn…I can’t seem to find the right one.

 

[Murmurs]

Do you mean a hymn with this tune?

youtube.com/watch?v=Dcs6WPjZi0k

(The words are somewhat different but it has the same meter as the line you quote so I think it’s the same one).

If you google “Immaculate Mary hymn sheet music” or something, you will probably find plenty of arrangements. I found this one which looks like the standard 4-part harmonisation I’m familiar with:

media.musicasacra.com/books/hymns/pbeh_immaculate.pdf

I think the tune is known as the “Lourdes Hymn” or along those lines: it’s based on a very old Pyrenean folk tune, so in all likelihood a melody quite familiar to St Bernadette herself

 

[Marysann]

Since this is a nineteenth century tune, it should be played in the chorale style in which it is usually written. Here is a link to a common version of this very popular hymn:

ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/11/08/17/19-39-19_0.pdf

ccwatershed.org has hundreds of Catholic hymns which can be downloaded for free. It’s a wonderful service for parishes on a tight budget.

 

[Miserissima]

You should also look it up under its alternate title of “Lourdes Hymn.” The words “Ave” are held a note longer than the American version.