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Thread #169613   Message #4104767
Posted By: Steve Shaw
04-May-21 - 06:12 PM
Thread Name: Any May songs?
Subject: RE: Any May songs?
When I were a little lad in my Catholic primary school, every May we would sing, lustily, Bring Flowers Of The Rarest, in honour of the mother of Jesus. The chorus went:

"O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the angels and Queen of the May..."

It was written by Mary Walsh in Victorian times.

Thanks Steve Shaw Here are some performances of
BRING FLOWERS OF THE RAREST
Bring Flowers Of The Rarest, May Crowning Song   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTeWWa4J700
Frank Patterson sings Bring Flowers Of The Rarest    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFCg2zEToVU
Bring Flowers of the Rarest (Queen of the May) - John McDermott     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOH8awmOj4c
Lyrics & Info    http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/rarest.htm