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Hail Holy Queen

Sister Act Cast
Track 5 on Sister Act (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 

Producers

Maurice Starr, Joel Moss &
Jun. 9, 19921 viewer110.3K views

Hail Holy Queen Lyrics

Hail holy Queen enthroned above
Oh, Maria
Hail Mother of Mercy and of love
Oh, Maria

Triumph all ye cherubim
Sing with us ye seraphim
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, Salve Regina

Hail holy Queen enthroned above
Oh, Maria
Hail Mother of Mercy and of love
Oh, Maria

Triumph all ye cherubim
Sing with us ye seraphim
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, Salve Regina

Our life, our sweetness here below
Oh, Maria
Our hope in sorrow and in woe
Oh, Maria

Triumph all ye cherubim
(Cherubim)
Sing with us ye seraphim
(Seraphim)
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, Salve Regina
Alleluia

Mater amata intemerata
Sanctus sanctus dominus
Virgo respice, mater respice
Sanctus sanctus dominus

Ave Maria
(Alleluia)

Our life, our sweetness here below
Oh, Maria
Our hope in sorrow and in woe
Oh, Maria

Triumph all ye cherubim
(Cherubim)
Sing with us ye seraphim
(Sweet Seraphim)
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, Salve Regina
Salve Regina, Salve Regina

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Also known as “Holy Mary” and “Salve Regina,” this song, performed by the Sister Act motion picture cast as “Dolores & The Sisters,” was inspired primarily by and incorporates elements of the Catholic prayer to Mary, Mother of Jesus, which begins; “Hail holy queen, Mother of Mercy, our life…” and also the Latin hymn “O Sanctissima” or “O Most Holy One,” from which all the Latin in this song is taken.

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Sister Act (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1992)
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© Hollywood Records
Release Date
June 9, 1992
Tags
R&BPopUSAIn EnglishSoundtrackGospelSoul
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