"Bring Flowers Of The Fairest" was composed by Mary E. Walsh, a pupil of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Under the title "Crowning Hymn" it was published in Wreath of Mary, 1871 and later in St. Basil's Hymnal, 1889. This very popular Marian hymn has a springtime flavour, often sung at May processions during the month of May, which is dedicated to her: "Queen of the May".