Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # Gabriel To Mary Went 1. Gabriel to Mary went A mighty message bare he; Deep in awe the Maiden bent To hear the first Hail Mary. He spoke as soft as summer air; 'Hail first among the pure and fair! Thou undefiled Shall bear a Child All glorious Salvation is thro' Him By thee He comes victorious O queen of Seraphim.' 2. 'How shall this befall?' she quoth, 'For man hath never known me. Can I break my plighted troth That none but God shall own me?' The Angel said: 'O Maid believe, The Holy Ghost shall this achieve. So be not sad, But wholly glad, For surely Thy maidenhood so white Shall shine for ever purely By God's especial might! 3. Here the Maid of David's blood Spoke out in answer lowly: 'I am but the slave of God Omnipotent and holy. To thee O high ambassador, On whom such secrets He doth pour, I do consent, Right well content To hold me For ever by His word. O Gabriel! behold me The handmaid of the Lord!' 4. Maiden Mother of us all, Who by thy Son sublimely Brought the peace that Adam's fall Once banished untimely: Implore that Strong and Holy One That until this our day is done, His gentleness To our excess Indulgent, May check us when we roam, And in thy name effulgent From exile call us home! Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #