Maria mater gratiae

General information

Abbreviation of the hymn Memento rerum Conditor.

Notes on selected settings

• Ambrosian chant

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Stefano Felis — Maria mater gratiae  Latin SSAATTBB
• Carlo Gesualdo — Maria, mater gratiae  Latin SATTB
• Pierre de la Rue — Maria mater gratiæ  Latin SATBB
• Franciszek Walczyński — Maria, mater gratiae (men's voices)  Latin TTB
• Franciszek Walczyński — Maria, mater gratiae in D  Latin SA
• Franciszek Walczyński — Maria, mater gratiae in E  Latin SSA

Text and translations

Below is the variant set by Gesualdo. See Memento rerum Conditor for full text and other settings.

Latin text Maria Mater gratiae, Mater misericordiae, Tu nos ab hoste protege Et hora mortis suscipe.

English translation Mary Mother of grace, Mother of mercy, Protect us from the enemy And receive us in the hour of death.