Dear Saint Joseph, Pure and Gentle

Dear St. Joseph, pure and gentle,

Guardian of the Saviour child,

Treading with the virgin mother,

Egypt's deserts rough and wild.

Hail, St. Joseph, spouse of Mary,

Blessed above all saints on high,

When the death shades round us gather,

Teach, oh, teach us how to die.

He who rested on thy bosom

Is by countless saints adored;

Prostrate angels in His presence

Sing hosannas to their Lord.

Hail, St. Joseph, ...

Now to thee no gift refusing,

Jesus stoops to hear thy prayer;

Then, dear saint, from thy fair dwelling,

Give to us a father's care.

Hail, St. Joseph, ...

 Dear St. Joseph, kind and loving,

Stretch to us a helping hand;

Guide us through life's toils and sorrows,

Safely to the distant land.

Hail, St. Joseph, ...