Bring Flowers of the Rarest

"Bring Flowers of the Rarest" 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. The hymn is frequently sung during a May Crowning service, one of several May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Publication

Sisters of Notre Dame. Wreath of Mary A collection of hymns to the Blessed Virgin. Boston, Oliver Ditson.
St. Michael's College. St. Basil's hymnal. Toronto: St. Michael's college., Toronto, Ontario.