The
Mary Page has often been asked for familiar hymns for a May
devotion to Mary or a May Crowning. These hymns are appropriate
for parish devotions outside the eucharistic liturgy.
Tis' the Month of Our
Mother
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On This Day, O Beautiful
Mother
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On this day we ask to share, dearest Mother,
Queen of Angels, deign to hear, thy dear
Bring Flowers of the
Rarest
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Bring flowers of the rarest
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Their lady they name thee,
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Sing gaily in chorus;
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Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned
Above
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria.
The cause of joy to men below, O Maria.
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing;
In heaven, the blessed your glory proclaim;
We pray for the Church, our true Mother on earth,
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The blessed and beautiful days,
When our lips and our spirits,
are glowing with love and with praise.
All Hail! to thee, dear Mary,
the guardian of our way;
To the fairest of Queens,
Be the fairest of seasons, sweet May.
mid sorrows and trials to know,
that the love of their Mother,
Hath ever a solace for woe.
The sinful and sorrowful soul;
That a trust in her guidance,
will lead to a glorious goal.
that God hath so honored our race,
as to clothe with our nature,
Sweet Mary, the Mother of Grace.Return to the
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On this day, O Beautiful Mother!
On this day we give thee our love;
Near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover,
trusting thy gentle care to prove.
thy sweet care;
Aid us e'er, our feet astray, wandering from
thy guiding way.
children's humble pray'r;
Young hearts gain, O Virgin pure, sweetly
to thyself allure.
(Lyrics as sung by Fr. Sydney MacEwan, provided by Dan Engler)
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today!
Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
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!
Their mistress proclaim thee,
Ah, grant that thy children on earth be as true
as long as the bowers
are radiant with flowers,
as long as the azure shall keep its bright hue
the bright angels o'er us
re-echo the strains we begin upon earth;
their harps are repeating
the notes of our greeting,
for Mary herself is the cause of our mirth
Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria.
Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim,
Heaven and earth resound the hymn:
Salve, salve, salve Regina!
The spring through which all graces flow, O Maria.
Angels, all your praises bring, Earth and heaven, with us
sing,
All creation echoing:
Salve, salve, salve Regina!
You reign now in splendor with Jesus our King.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!
On earth we, your children, invoke your sweet name.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!
And beg you to watch o'er the land of our birth.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!