O Sanctissima

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O sanctissima, O purissima

Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Published in 11 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Marian Hymns - Music for Manuals

Choral
	O Sanctissima

Instrumental
	O Sanctissima/ O How Joyfully

Representative Text

1 O Sanctissima, O purissima,
Dulcis Virgo Maria.

2 Tota pulchraes, O Maria,
Et macula non est inte.

Chorus:
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.
Mater amata, intemerata,
Ora, ora pro nobis.

3 Sicut lilium, Inter spinas,
Sic Maria inter filias. [Chorus]

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 #94b

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	O sanctissima, O purissima
Title:	O Sanctissima
Language:	Latin
Refrain First Line:	Ora, ora pro nobis
Copyright:	Public Domain

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SICILIAN MARINERS

SICILIAN MARINERS is traditionally used for the Roman Catholic Marian hymn "O Sanctissima." According to tradition, Sicilian seamen ended each day on their ships by singing this hymn in unison. The tune probably traveled from Italy to Germany to England, where The European Magazine and London Review…

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