O Purest of Creatures [Complete Hymn with Lyrics]

The hymn entitled ‘O Purest of Creatures‘ is one of the popular Marian hymns which is used in Christian communities during worship. Catholic faithful use this hymn as one of the hymns for Mass and other liturgical celebrations. You will find below the lyrics of this hymn.

O Purest of Creatures Lyrics

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1. O purest of creatures!

Sweet Mother, sweet maid;

The one spotless womb

Wherein Jesus was laid.

Dark night hath come down on us,

Mother, and we

Look out for thy shinning,

Sweet star of the sea.

2. Deep night hath come down

On this rough-spoken world,

And the banners of darkness

Are boldly unfurled;

And the tempest tossed Church,

All her eyes are on thee,

They look to thy shinning

Sweet star of the sea.

3. He gazed on thy soul,

It was spotless and fair,

For the empire of sin,

It had never been there;

None ever had owned thee,

Dear mother but He.

And he blest thy clear shinning,

Sweet star of the sea.

4. Earth gave Him one lodging,

‘Twas deep in thy breast,

And God found a home where

the sinner finds rest.

His home and his hiding-place

Both were in thee,

He was won by thy shinning

Sweet star of the sea.

5. Oh blissful and calm

Was the wonderful rest,

That, thou gavest thy God

In thy virginal breast;

For the heaven he left

He found heaven in thee,

And he shone in thy shinning,

Sweet star of the sea.

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