Lyrics: Our Lady of the Southern Cross

Lyrics to the hymn/song "Our Lady of the Southern Cross", a Marian motet composed by Rev. Geoffrey Abdallah. Used at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney.

Verse 1:
You said your 'yes' to the an-gel's word,
the Sp-rit of God was with you.
You walked with Je-sus through-out his life,
with a mo-ther's care and trust;
You stood at last be-neath the cross.
A mo-del of cou-rage and strength.

Chorus:
Teach us to hope, to be-lieve and love like you,
Our La-dy of the Sou-thern Cross.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Show us the way to Christ your Son.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Mo-ther of Je-sus. Mo-ther of Christ.

Verse 2:
You sat and prayed with his clo-sest friends,
a-wai-ting the Spi-rit to come.
You saw them change, as they went trans-formed
to a world they hard-ly know.
Now stand with us, O Mo-ther of Light,
as we speak God's love and truth.

Chorus:
Teach us to hope, to be-lieve and love like you,
Our La-dy of the Sou-thern Cross.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Show us the way to Christ your Son.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Mo-ther of Je-sus. Mo-ther of Christ.

Verse 3:
In the an-cient lands of the South at night,
the Sou-thern Cross shines so bright.
This bea-con poin-ted the travel-lers of old
to a path se-cure and true.
So Ma-ry, a guide to pil-grims to day
shows us the Christ who is our Way.

Chorus:
Teach us to hope, to be-lieve and love like you,
Our La-dy of the Sou-thern Cross.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Show us the way to Christ your Son.
Shine u-pon us, guide us through life.
Mo-ther of Je-sus. Mo-ther of Christ.
Mo-ther of Je-sus. Mo-ther of Christ.