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). The hymn is frequently sung during a May Crowning service, one of several May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary.[1][2]

Text

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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.

References

  1. 1.Jones, Noel (2009) Catholic Online: Catholic PRWire - Composer of Bring Flowers Of The Fairest No Longer Unknown (Accessed Jan. 2015)
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3."Bring Flowers of the Rarest".