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Bring flow'rs of the fairest,
bring flow'rs of the rarest,
From garden and woodland
and hillside and vale;
Our full hearts are swelling
our glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest
Rose of the vale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
---Alternative verses---
Bring flow'rs of the fairest,
bring blossoms the rarest,
From garden and woodland
and hillside and vale;
Our full hearts are swelling
our glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest
Flower of the vale.
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.
Their lady they name thee,
their mistress proclaim thee.
Oh, 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.
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.
Sing gaily in chorus,
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.
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.
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