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Descant- Courtney Ramsey

Clover HIgh School Choraliers Christmas Concert 2013.
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"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," is a German hymn first printed in 1582. Written anonymously under the title "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen," this song originally had about 19 stanzas.
Most of us assume the "Rose" is Jesus. That's how our current English versions present it, and I bet you've never thought a thing about it. But that's actually not what the original meant. You see, the Rose used to be Mary!
Yes, Mary, the pure Rosebud, flower among women, rosa mystica, the lily of the valleys-- she was the original focus of this song. There's a long history of using the Rose as an image for Mary. - Steven Wedgeworth