Guide, please, o'er life's dark ocean,
Our boat with gentle care,
Still you the wild commotion,
O Mother hear our pray'r.
When billows range around us,
Let not their rage confound us.
O Mary, O Mother Mary
O Mary, mother, help.

Bless all that lie forsaken.
In storm and frost and rain,
The souls by grief o'ertaken,
The orphan's dreary pain.
When ev'ry joy has vanished,
When hope itself seems banished,
O Mary, O Mother Mary
O Mary, mother, help.

We beg for true contentment,
For holiness and peace.
O banish all resentment,
And let all rancour cease.
Till heart and soul united,
All sin to you delighted.
O Mary, O Mother Mary
O Mary, mother, help.