1 Oh! Flow'r of grace! divinest flow'r!
God's light thy life, God's love thy dow'r,
That all alone with virgin ray,
Dost make in heav'n eternal May;
Sweet falls the peerless dignity
Of God's eternal choice on thee,
Sweet falls the peerless dignity
Of God's eternal choice on thee.
Chorus:
Mother dearest! Mother fairest!
Maiden purest! Maiden rarest!
Help of earth and joy of heaven,
Love and praise to thee be given,
Blissful Mother! blissful Maiden!
2 Oh! Flow'r of God! divinest flow'r!
Elected for his inmost bow'r,
Where angels come not, there art thou,
A crown of glory on thy brow;
While far below, all bright and brave,
Their gleamy palms the ransomed wave,
While far below all bright and brave,
Their gleamy palms the ransomed wave.
Chorus:
Mother dearest! Mother fairest!
Maiden purest! Maiden rarest!
Help of earth and joy of heaven,
Love and praise to thee be given,
Blissful Mother! blissful Maiden!
3 O Help of Christians! mercy-laden!
O blissless Mother! blissful Maiden!
O Sinless; were it not for thee,
There were in faith no liberty
To hold that God could stoop so low,
Or love his sinful creatures so.
Mother dearest! etc.
4 O Mary! when we think of thee,
Our hearts grow light as light can be;
For thou hast felt as we have felt,
And thou hast knelt as we have knelt;
And so it is--that utterly,
Mother of God, we trust in thee!
Mother dearest! etc.
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 #68
Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >
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