Poem Category: May Procession

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.

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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.

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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.
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* Send your prayerful intentions to be remembered at Our Lady’s Shrine.

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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.
On this day we ask to share,
Dearest Mother, thy sweet care;
Aid us ere our feet astray
Wander from thy guiding way.

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Rose of Sharon, lovely flow’r
Beauteous bud of Eden’s bow’r;
Cherished lily of the vale,
Virgin Mother, Queen we hail.

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* Send your prayerful intentions to be remembered at Our Lady’s Shrine.