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Hail, virgin, dearest Mary

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Hail, virgin, dearest Mary

Published in 31 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Hail, Virgin, dearest Mary,
Our lovely Queen of May!
O, spotless, blessed Lady,
Our lovely Queen of May!

Chorus:
Thy children, humbly bending
Around thy shrine so dear,
With heart and voice ascending,
Sweet Mary, hear our pray'r.
Hail, Virgin, dearest Mary!
Our lovely Queen of May,
O spotless blessed Lady,
Our lovely Queen of May.

2 Behold earth's blossom's springing
In beauteous form and hue,
All nature gladly bringing
Her sweetest charms to you.

Chorus:
We'll gather fresh, bright flowers,
To bind our fair Queen's brow;
From gay and verdant bowers,
We haste to crown thee now.
Hail, Virgin, dearest Mary,
Our lovely Queen of May!
O, spotless, blessed Lady,
Our lovely Queen of May!

Source: Laudis Corona: the new Sunday school hymn book, containing a collection of Catholic hymns, arranged for the principal seasons and festivals of the year #100

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Hail, virgin, dearest Mary
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Tune

[Hail Virgin dearest Mary] (Yenn)

[Hail, Virgin, dearest Mary]

All tunes published with 'Hail, virgin, dearest Mary'^ top

Timeline

Page Scans

The St. Cecilia Hymnal (2nd rev. ed.) (1935), p.135

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 31 of 31)

American Catholic Hymnal #143

Cantate Omnes ... with Supplement #d40

Children's Hymn Book and Sodality Manual #d26

English and Latin Hymns, or Harmonies to Part I of the Roman Hymnal #167

Hosanna of the Little Ones #d16

Hymns and Songs for Catholic Children #141

Hymns used by the Pupils of the Sisters of Notre Dame #d68

Laudis Corona #100

Manual of Hymns for Congregational Singing, Prayers and Pious Practices #d34

Manual of Select Catholic Hymns and Devotions for the Use of Schools, Colleges, Academies and Congregations. Rev. #d33

Popular Hymns for Youth #d55

Rohr's Favorite Catholic Melodies #d25

Roman Hymnal, Complete edition #d52

School Recreations #d43

St. Basil's Hymn Book #d56

St. Basil's Hymnal. 3rd ed. #d52

Sunday School Hymn Book #153

Sursum Corda #d32

The Ave Maria Hymnal. 2nd rev. ed. #d56

The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book by the Christian Brothers. Rev. #d58

The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book #54

The Choral Sodality Hand Book, Containing Hymns, Canticles and Litanies #d8

The Complete Sodality Manual and Hymn Book #d27

The Garland of Praise #d52

The Garland of Praise. 2nd ed. #ad52

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d127

The Parochial Hymnal #d37

The St. Cecilia Hymnal (2nd rev. ed.) #170

The St. Cecilia Hymnal. 4th ed. #d45

The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book (Complete ed.) #81

The Sunday School Prayer and Hymn Book #d11

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