Performed by the Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, directed by Peter Latona, September 29, 2024.
Text:
I am the flower of the field.
I am the lily of the valley.
For winter is now past,
the rains are over and gone.
The flowers have appeared in our land,
the time for pruning is come.
Arise, my love, my beautiful one.
Bloom before the Lord forever.
You are beautiful, O my love,
my heart, my lily of the valley.
(Song of Songs 2:1,10-13 4:1)