The Month of Mary

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Snow and rain have vanished

Author: Jeremiah W. Cummings
Tune: [Snow and rain have vanished]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Snow and rain have vanished,
Winds have ceased to wail,
Winter now is banished,
Bright are hill and vale,
Gentle Mother, hear us
At thy altar pray;
Queen of Virgins, bless us
On this sweet May-day.
Gentle Mother, hear us
At thy altar pray,
Queen of Virgins, bless us
On this sweet May-day.

2 Spring hath come with flowers
Spring hath come with light,
Soft and rosy hours now
Fill the day and night,
Stars above us gleaming,
Tell of Mary's worth;
Blossoms round us teeming,
Speak her praise to earth.
Stars above us gleaming,
Tell of Mary's worth;
Blossoms round us teeming,
Speak her praise to earth.

3 Here below deserving,
She was found alone,
God, from sin preserving,
Chose her for His own.
Grace, as to none other,
Grace to her was given;
She became the Mother
Of the King of Heaven.

4 God bestowed upon her,
Glories all her own:
Earth's sublimest honor,
Heaven's queenly throne.
Taught by Him, we love her,
In our simple way,
Placing none above her
On this sweet May-day.

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 #106

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Author: Jeremiah W. Cummings

Cummings, Rev. Jeremiah William (Washington, D.C., April 1, 1824--January 4, 1866, New York, New York). After his ordination, he studied at the College of the Propaganda in Rome where he received his doctorate. On his return to the U.S., he was assigned to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, N.Y., and in 1848 was named pastor of the newly established parish of St. Stephen's, New York City. He was the author of several books on religious subjects. Of these his Songs for Schools (1860, with a second edition in 1862), contain his hymns with the exception of four or five so designated these are all original. Those in common use include: "My God whatever through thy church" is contained in St. Gregory and the La Salle hymnals. "O brightness o… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Snow and rain have vanished
Title:	The Month of Mary
Author:	Jeremiah W. Cummings
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Gentle Mother, hear us at thine altar pray
Copyright:	Public Domain