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(Mary, Queen of May, we come to greet you. O dear donor of joy, look at us at your feet.) [11] Another similar song greets Mary, the queen of May, who is greeted by the month of May. [12] Another well-known Marian "Queen of May" song ends with the words: O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
Queen Mary's Song" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1889. The words are by Tennyson , sung by Queen Mary I of England as she plays a lute in scene 2, act 5 of his 1875 play Queen Mary: A Drama .
"The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song can be traced only as far as the early nineteenth century, but the lyrics reflect an association between holly and Christmas dating at least as far as medieval times. The lyrics and melody varied significantly in ...
"Bring Flowers of the Rarest" (also known as the Fairest) is a Marian hymn written by Mary E. Walsh. It was published as the "Crowning Hymn" in the Wreath of Mary 1871/1883 and later in St. Basil's Hymnal (1889). [citation needed] The hymn is frequently sung during a May Crowning service, one of several May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
Eastern Orthodox icon of the Praises of the Theotokos, before which the Akathist hymn to Mary may be chanted. Marian hymns are Christian songs focused on Mary, mother of Jesus. They are used in devotional and liturgical services, particularly by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. [citation ...
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A May Queen of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada circa 1877. In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations.
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