Bring Flowers of the Rarest

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"Bring Flowers of the Rarest" (also known as the Fairest) is a Marian hymn written by Mary E. Walsh. It was published as the "Crowning Hymn" in the Wreath of Mary 1871/1883 and later in St. Basil's Hymnal (1889).^{[citation needed]} The hymn is frequently sung during a May Crowning service, one of several May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary.^[1]^[2]

Text

1. Bring flowers of the rarest

bring blossoms the fairest,

from garden and woodland and hillside and dale;

our full hearts are swelling,

our glad voices telling

the praise of the loveliest flower of the vale!

refrain: O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today,

Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May,

O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today,

Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.

2. Our voices ascending,

In harmony blending,

Oh! Thus may our hearts turn

Dear Mother, to thee;

Oh! Thus shall we prove thee

How truly we love thee,

How dark without Mary

Life's journey would be.

refrain

3. O Virgin most tender,

Our homage we render,

Thy love and protection,

Sweet Mother, to win;

In danger defend us,

In sorrow befriend us,

And shield our hearts

From contagion and sin.

refrain

4. Of Mothers the dearest,

Oh, wilt thou be nearest,

When life with temptation

Is darkly replete?

Forsake us, O never!

Our hearts be they ever

As Pure as the lilies

We lay at thy feet.

refrain

^[3]

Publication

Sisters of Notre Dame (1883). Wreath of Mary [music] A collection of hymns to the Blessed Virgin. Boston, Oliver Ditson.
St. Michael's College (1889). St. Basil's hymnal. Toronto: St. Michael's college., Toronto, Ontario.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Jones, Noel (2009) Catholic Online: Catholic PRWire - Composer of Bring Flowers Of The Fairest No Longer Unknown (Accessed Jan. 2015)
^ Budwey, S. A. (2012). Mary, Star of Hope: Marian Congregational Song as an Expression of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the United States from 1854 to 2010. The Hymn, 63(2), 7.
^ "Bring Flowers of the Rarest".

v t e Marian hymns
Antiphons	Alma Redemptoris Mater Ave Regina caelorum Regina caeli Salve Regina
in English	A Virgin Unspotted Avé de Fátima Bring Flowers of the Rarest Hail Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star I syng of a mayden Immaculate Mary Lady of Knock Mary, Did You Know? O Mary of Graces The Holly and the Ivy The Seven Joys of Mary What Child Is This? Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
in German	Den Herren will ich loben Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen Freu dich, du Himmelskönigin Gegrüßet seist du, Königin Glauben können wie du Lasst uns erfreuen Maria, breit den Mantel aus Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn Maria durch ein Dornwald ging Mariae Wiegenlied Nun, Brüder, sind wir frohgemut
in Latin	Angelus ad virginem Ave Maria Bach/Gounod Biebl Bruckner Schubert Verdi Vierne Ave maris stella Evviva Maria Magnificat Missa ad fugam Missa de Beata Virgine Missa Pange lingua Missa sine nomine O magnum mysterium Lauridsen O sanctissima O sodales Quem terra, pontus, sidera Stabat Mater Stabat Mater speciosa Verdi Vespro della Beata Vergine Virgo Prudentissima
in other languages	A la Verge Santíssima: Dues Lletretes a Una Veu Axion Estin Bogurodzica Deus ti salvet Maria Gabriel's Message Mō Maria Noi vogliam Dio, Vergine Maria O Maria, Deu maire O Virgin Pure Queen of the Waves Ríu Ríu Chíu Salve Marinera Vaggsång till Jesus
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