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Spiritual songs > Hymns to the Mother of God

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The text of this hymn to the Mother of God is that of Father William Levkulic and cantor Jerry Jumba, who also published an English translation, Purest of Virgins.

This hymn was reviewed as part of the Hymnal Project of the Metropolitan Cantor Institute. See this blog entry..

Sources

This hymn was printed, with with five verses and music in two parts, in a small collection from Uzhorod (undated).. The text is credited to Father V. Matjuk. This version is in 3/8 time instead of 4/4.

Text (one verse) and music were included in the Marian Hymnal (1984) on page 37.