 The music and lyrics were published into a booklet whose fourth edition was issued in 1885.The melody later became well known as a liturgical melody after it lost its civil and religious significance and remains a song with strong lines to the Pope and his period as a secular ruler—it is still used as a liturgical chant, especially in processions.Noi vogliam Dio, Vergin Maria,
benigna ascolta il nostro dir,
noi t’invochiamo, o Madre pia,
dei figli tuoi compi il desir.