¡Oh Santísima!

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¡Oh Santísima, oh purísima

Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Published in 5 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	O Sanctissima/ O How Joyfully

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First Line:	¡Oh Santísima, oh purísima
Title:	¡Oh Santísima!
Place of Origin:	Italy
Language:	Spanish
Notes:	English translation: "Mary full of grace, Splendor of our race" by Jeanne Frolick
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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