[Transcriber's Notes]
I fondly remember singing from the St. Gregory hymnal in grade school.
Looking down from the choir loft in the back of the church and standing
five feet from the shouting organ pipes that stretched from floor to
ceiling leaves a glorious impression on a ten year old!
My skill in Latin consists of two years in high school over fifty years
ago. I remember most of the pronunciation, but the precise meanings and
poetic meter is lost on me. I have carefully compared the printed text
with the transcription, but poetic structure may be incorrect.
My primary goal is to provide a source for singers and musicians who
love the old Latin hymns, as I do. I hope this will help spread the joy
provided by these "Oldies, but goodies." All the text of the lyrics and
other material have been transcribed to this document for research and
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Hymn number: No. 1
Occasion or ADVENT
Theme:
Title: Hark! A Mystic Voice is Sounding
En clara vox
Origin and Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
other notes: Nicola A. Montani
[End Transcriber's notes]
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book
Compiled, Edited and Arranged by Nicola A. Montani
A Complete Collection of approved English and Latin Hymns, Liturgical
Motets and appropriate Devotional Music for the various seasons of the
Liturgical Year. Particularly adapted to the requirements of Choir,
Schools, Academies, Seminaries, Convents, Sodalities and Sunday Schools.
SINGERS' EDITION
MELODY EDITION
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Very Rev. Leo P. Manzetti; Rev. John M. Petter, S. T. B.;
Rev. Simon M. Yenn; Rev. Charles J. Marshall, C. S.C.
INDEX
The St. Gregory Hymnal
English Hymns
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF FIRST LINES
A
No.
Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity 145
Afar Upon a Foreign Shore 107
All Glory, Laud and Honor 26
All Ye Who Seek a Comfort Sure 67
A Message from the Sacred Heart 68
Angels We have Heard on High 7
As Fades the Glowing Orb of Day 139
At the Cross Her Station Keeping 23
Ave Maria! O Maiden, O Mother 74
A Virgin Most Pure as the Prophets Did Tell 12
B
Behold! Behold He Cometh 3
Blessed Be God 147
Blessed Francis, Holy Father 102
Blest is the Faith 123
By the First Bright Easter Day 137
By the Blood that Flowed from Thee 20
C
Christ the Lord is Risen Today 31
Come Holy Ghost, Creator Come 35
Crown Him with Many Crowns 43
D
Daily, Daily Sing to Mary (A) 75
Daily, Daily Sing to Mary (B) 76
Dear Angel! Ever at My Side 112
Dear Crown of All the Virgin-Choir 109
Dear Little One! How sweet Thou Art 127
F
Faith of Our Fathers 121
Full of Glory, Full of Wonders 40
G
Gesu Bambino 126
Glorious Patron 101
Glory Be To Jesus 72
God of Mercy and Compassion 134
Great God, Whatever Through Thy Church 128
Great Saint Joseph! Son of David 93
H
Hail, All Hail, Great Queen of Heaven 78
Hail, Full of Grace and Purity 86
Hail, Glorious Saint Patrick (No. 1) 96
Hail, Glorious Saint Patrick (No. 2) 97
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail! 95
Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above 83
Hail, Jesus, Hail! 71
Hail, Mary Full of Grace 149
Hail, Queen of Heaven 84
Hail, Rock of Ages 70
Hail, Thou Star of Ocean 73
Hail to Thee, True Body! 51
Hail, Virgin, Dearest Mary! 81
Happy We, Who Thus United 136
Hark! A Mystic Voice is Sounding 1
Hark! Hark! My Soul 111
Hark! The Herald Host is Singing 13
Hear Thy Children, Gentle Jesus 124
Hear Thy Children, Gentlest Mother 87
Heart of Jesus! Golden Chalice 62
He Who Once, in Righteous Vengeance 18
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 39
Holy Spirit, Lord of Light 34
I
If Great Wonders Thou Desirest 100
I Need Thee, Precious Jesus 41
I See My Jesus Crucified 24
J
Jerusalem, My Happy Home 119
Jerusalem the Golden 118
Jesus Christ is Risen Today 27
Jesus, Creator of the World 60
Jesus, Ever-Loving Saviour 135
Jesus, Food of Angels 54
Jesus, Gentlest Saviour 49
Jesus, Jesus, Come to Me 131
Jesus, Lord, Be Thou Mine Own 44
Jesus, My Lord! Behold at Length the Time 133
Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All 53
Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee 17
Jesus, Thou Art Coming 130
Joseph, Pure Spouse of That Immortal Bride 94
L
Lead us, Great Teacher Paul 99
Let the Deep Organ Swell the Lay 105
Lift Up, Ye Princes of the Sky 32
Little King, So Fair and Sweet 125
Long Live the Pope 122
Lord, for Tomorrow and Its Needs 143
Lord, Help the Souls which Thou Hast Made 113
Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast 50
Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep
(The Good Shepherd) 45
M
Man of Sorrows, Wrapt in Grief 19
Mother of Christ 89
Mother of Mercy 77
My God, Accept My Heart this Day 132
My God, I Believe in Thee 145
My God, I Hope in Thee 145
My God, I love Thee 145
N
Now at the Lamb's High Royal Feast 30
Now Let the Earth with Joy Resound 110
O
O Blessed Father Sent by God 108
O Blessed Saint Joseph 92
O Come, Creator Spirit! Come 36
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 2
O Dearest Love Divine 65
O Dear Little Children 6
O Food to Pilgrims Given 57
O God of Loveliness 38
Oh, Come and Mourn with Me Awhile 21
O Heart of Jesus, Heart of God 58
O Heart of Jesus, Purest Heart 64
O Jesus Christ, Remember 55
O Jesus, Thou the Beauty Art 15
O Lord, I am Not Worthy 129
O Most Holy One 88
O Mother! Most Afflicted 91
O Paradise! O Paradise 120
O Purest of Creatures 79
O Sacred Head Surrounded 22
O Sing a Joyous Carol 10
O Thou Pure Light of Souls that Love 33
O Turn to Jesus, Mother, Turn 115
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven 148
Out of the Depths, to Thee, O Lord 117
O'erwhelmed in Depths of Woe 25
P
Praise to the Holiest in the Height 142
Praise We Our God with Joy 141
R
Raise Your Voices, Vales and Mountains 90
Remember, Holy Mary 85
S
Sacred Heart! In Accents Burning 66
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fount of Love 59
Saint of the Sacred Heart 103
See, Amid the Winter's Snow 5
Seek ye a Patron to Defend? 98
Silent Night Holy Night 11
Sing my Tongue, the Saviour's Glory 52
Sleep, Holy Babe 14
Soul of My Saviour 47
Spirit of Grace and Union 37
Sweet Agnes, Holy Child 106
Sweet Saviour! Bless us ere We go 138
T
The Divine Praises 147
Thee Prostrate I Adore 48
The Maid of France with Visioned Eyes 104
The Snow lay on the Ground 8
There is an Everlasting Home 69
The Very Angels' Bread 46
The Word, Descending From Above 50
This is the Image of the Queen 82
To Christ, the Prince of Peace 63
To Jesus' Heart All Burning 61
To the Name that Brings Salvation 16
U
Unto Him for Whom This Day 116
W
What a Sea of Tears and Sorrows 146
When Blossoms Flowered 'mid the Snows 126
When Day's Shadows Lengthen 140
When Morning Gilds the Skies 42
Whither Thus in Holy Rapture? 80
Wondrous Love that Cannot Falter 56
Why Art Thou Sorrowful? 144
Y
Ye Faithful, With Gladness 4
Ye Sons and Daughters of the Lord (No. 1) 28
Ye Sons and Daughters of the Lord (No. 2) 29
Ye Souls of the Faithful 114
Latin Hymns and Motets
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
A
No.
Adeste Fideles 158
Adoramus te Christe (1) 190-A
Adoramus te Christe (2) 190-B
Adoramus te Panem Coelitum 232
Adoremus and Laudate (1 to 9) 243-A-J
Adoro Te Devote (1) 227-A
Adoro Te Devote (2) 227-B
Agnus Dei (Mass. B. V. M.) 269
Agnus Dei -- Mass of the Angels 275
Alleluia 194-D-H
Alma Redemptoris Mater 202
Alma Redemptoris Mater 277
"Amen dico tibi; hodie mecum" 184
Asperges Me 257
Ave Maria (1) 200-A
Ave Maria (2) 200-B
Ave Maria (3) 200-C
Ave Maris Stella (1 to 4) 201-A-D
Ave Regina Coelorum 203
Ave Regina Coelorum 278
Ave Verum Corpus (1) 233-A
Ave Verum Corpus (2) 233-B
Ave Verum Corpus (3) 233-C
Ave Verum Corpus (4) 233-D
Ave Verum Corpus (5) 233-E
B
Beati Mortui 250
Benedictus (Palm Sunday) 165
Benedictus with Antiphon (Canticle) 251
Benedictus (Mass B. V. M.) 268
Benedictus Missa de Angelis 274
Bone Pastor, Panis Vere 231-B
C
Caligaverunt Oculi mei 181
Christus factus est 193
Christus Vincit 248
Concordi Laetitia 197
Confirma Hoc Deus 245
Confitemini Domino 194
Conserva me Domine 219
"Consummatum est" 188
Cor, Arca legem continens 240
Cor Jesu Sacratissimum (1) 238-A
Cor Jesu Sacratissimum (2) 238-B
Cor Jesu, salus in te 237
Cor Mariae Immaculatum 238-A
Creator Alme Siderum 151
Credeo (No. 4) 267
Credeo (No. 3) De Angelis (Supplement) 273
Cum Angelis et pueris 167
D
Deo Gratias (Responses) 259-A to H
Deus in Adjutorium 225
"Deus meus" 186
E
Ecce lignum Crucis 191
Ecce Nomen Domini Emmanuel 157
Ecce Panis Angelorum (1) 231-A
Ecce Panis Angelorum (2) 231-B
Ecce Quam Bonum (Psalm 132) 220
Ecce Quomodo Moritur 176
Ecce Sacerdos 246
Ecce Vidimus eum 190-A
Ego sum (Antiphon) 251
En Clara Vox Redarguit 154
F
Forty Hours' Devotion (Page 357) Programme
G
Gloria in excelsis 266
Gloria in excelsis
Mass of the Angels Supplement 272
Gloria, Laus et Honor 168
H
Holy Saturday Music 194
Hosanna Filio David 163
I
Ingrediente 169
In Manus Tuas 263
In Monte Oliveti Oravit 164
In Monte Oliveti 170
Inviolata 208
Ite Missa est, Deo Gratias 194-J
J
Jesu Dulcis Memoria (1) 161-A
Jesu Dulcis Memoria (2) 161-B
Jesu Dulcis Memoria (3) 161-C
Jesu Redemptor Omnium (1) 155-A
Jesu Redemptor Omnium (2) 155-B
Jubilate Deo 255
K
Kyrie Eleison (Mass B. V. M.) 265
Kyrie Eleison (Requiem Responses) 259-(10)
Kyrie Eleison
(Mass of the Angels Supplement) 271
Languentibus in Purgatorio 249
Lauda Sion (Ecce Panis) 231-B
Laudate Dominum 254
Laudate Dominum and Adoremus 243-A-J
Laudate Dominum 194-F
Laudate Dominum 194-H
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 214
Litany of the Saints 224
Lucis Creator 260
M
Magnificat 216
Mass of the Angels 271
Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary 265
Miserere Illi Deus 253
Miserere Mei Deus 252
"Mulier, ecce filius tuus" 185
Missa Brevis Unison, 2, 3 or 4 part Chorus 281
Nunc Dimittis 262
O
O Bone Jesu 256
O Cor Jesu 236
O Emmanuel 153
O Esca Viatorum (1) 228-A
O Esca Viatorum (2) 228-B
O filii et filiae 195
O Gloriosa Virginum (1) 210-A
O Gloriosa Virginum (2) 210-B
Omnes amici mei 179
O quam suavis est 234
Oremus Pro Pontifici 247
O Sacrum Convivium 235
O Salutaris Hostia (1 to 7) 226-A to G
O Sanctissima, O Piissima 206
P
Palm Sunday Music 163
Panis Angelicus (1) 229-A
Panis Angelicus (2) 229-B
Pange Lingua (1) (Tantum Ergo) 241-A
Pange Lingua (2) (Tantum Ergo) 241-B
Parce Domine 239
"Pater, dimitte illis" 183
"Pater in Manus Tuas" 189
Popule Meus 192
Pueri Hebraerum 166
Puer Nobis Nascitur 159
Q
Quae est ista 222
Quam dilecta Tabernacula Tua 221
R
Recessit Pastor Noster 178
Regina Coeli, Jubila 207
Regina Coeli Laetare 204
Regina Coeli Gregorian Supplement 279
Regnum Mundi 217
Requiem Mass (Appendix) 270
Requiem Responses 259 (8)
Resonet in Laudibus 156
Responses for All Occasions 259
Responses after the Magnificat (Page 522)
S
Sacerdos et Pontifex 244
Sacris Solemniis (Panis Angelicus) 230
Salve Mater Misericordiae 209
Salve Regina Coelitum 211
Salve Regina Mater 205
Salve Regina Mater Supplement 280
Sanctae Joseph Patronae noster 238-A
Sanctus and Benedictus (Mass B. V. M.) 268
Sanctus and Benedictus (Palm Sunday) 165
Sanctus and Benedictus
(Mass of the Angels) Supplement 274
"Sitio" 187
Stabat Mater (1) 162-A
Stabat Mater (2) 162-B
Stabat Mater (3) 162-C
Sub Tuum Praesidium (1) 213-A
Sub Tuum Praesidium (2) 213-B
Suscipe Domine 218
T
Tanquam ad latronem existis 173
Tantum Ergo (1 to 10) 242-A to J
Te Deum Laudamus 264
Te Lucis ante Terminum 261
Tenebrae factae sunt 175
Tollite Hostias 160
Tota Pulchra Es, Maria 212
Tristis est anima mea 171
Tu Gloria Jerusalem 223
U
Una hora non potuistis vigilare 172
Unus ex discipulis meis 177
Unison Mass Supplement 281
V
Velum templi scissum est 174
Veni, Creator Spiritus (1) 199-A
Veni, Creator Spiritus (2) 199-B
Veni, Sancte Spiritus 198
Veni Sponsa Christi 215
Veni, Veni Emmanuel 152
Vespere Autem Sabbati 194-I
Vespers B. V. M. (Supplement) 276
Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (1) (2) (3) 182-A, B, C
Victimae Paschali laudes 196
Vidi Aquam 258
APPENDIX--Requiem Mass (Libera etc.) 270
SUPPLEMENT--Mass of the Angels, Vespers B. V. M., 4
Antiphons B. V. M. (Simple tones),
Missa Brevis for Unison, 2, 3 or 4, part Chorus
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No. 1
ADVENT
Hark! A Mystic Voice is Sounding
En clara vox
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Nicola A. Montani
Moderato
1.
Hark! A mystic voice is sounding,
"Christ is nigh," it seems to say.
"Cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day."
Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.
2.
Lo! the lamb so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from Heav'n,
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiv'n.
So when next He comes with glory,
Wrapping all the earth in fear,
May He then as our Defender,
On the clouds of Heav'n appear.
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No. 2
ADVENT
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!
Processional
Tr. Dr. J. M. Neale
Traditional Melody "Veni, O Sapientiae"
Maestoso
1.
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel!
To thee shall come Emmanuel.
2.
O come Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.
3.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine Advent here,
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
4.
O come, O come, Thou Lord of Might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty and awe.
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No. 3
ADVENT
Behold! behold He cometh
Processional
Translated from the Latin
S. Webbe
Moderato
Behold! behold He cometh,
Who doth salvation bring;
Lift up your heads rejoicing,
And welcome Zion's King;
With Hymns of joy we praise the Lord,
Hosanna to th' Incarnate Word!
Hosanna to the Saviour,
Who came on Christmas morn,
And, of a lowly Virgin,
Was in a stable born;
Emmanuel! Dear Jesus, come,
Within Thy children make Thy home!
Yea, come in love and meekness,
Our Saviour now to be;
Come to be formed in us,
And make us like to Thee,
Before the Day of Wrath draw near,
When as our Judge Thou shalt appear.
Soon shalt Thou sit in glory
Upon the great White Throne,
And punish all the wicked,
And recompense Thine own;
When ev'ry word and deed and thought
To righteous judgement shall be brought.
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No. 4
CHRISTMAS
Ye faithful, with gladness
Adeste Fideles
Traditional Melody
Free translation by the
Rt. Rev. Hugh T. Henry, Litt. D., L.L.D.
1.
Ye faithful, with gladness,
Banishing all sadness,
O Come ye, O come ye to
Bethlehem! See to us given
Christ, the King of Heaven!
Chorus
While angels hover o'er Him,
And shepherds kneel before Him
O Come, let us adore Him,
Lord And King.
2.
Dear Mary, His Mother,
Give to us as Brother
The Lord whom the angels are
Worshipping: God the eternal
Light of Light supernal!
3.
Again sounding o'er us,
Let the Angel chorus
The anthem of gladness and
Triumph sing: "Glory be given
To the Lord of Heaven!"
4.
Our voices no blending
With their songs unending,
All-joyful, dear Jesus, Thy
Glory sing, Be our endeavor
Thus to praise Thee ever!
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No. 5
CHRISTMAS
See, amid the winter's snow
Rev. E. Caswall
Traditional Melody
Allegretto
1.
See, amid the winter's snow,
Born to us on earth below;
See the tender lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.
Chorus
Hail, thou ever blessed morn,
Hail, Redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
2.
Lo, within a manger lies
He who built the starry skies;
He, who throned in heights sublime,
Sits amid the Cherubim.
3.
Sacred Infant all divine,
What a tender love was Thine;
Thus to come from highest bliss,
Down to such a world as this.
4.
Teach, oh teach us, holy Child,
By Thy Face so meek and mild;
Teach us to resemble Thee
In Thy sweet humility.
5.
Virgin Mother, Mary blest
By the joys the fill thy breast,
Pray for us, that we may prove
Worthy of the Saviour's love.
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No. 6
CHRISTMAS
O Dear Little Children
Carol
Translated by Sister Jeanne Marie
Traditional Melody
Arr. By N. A. M.
Moderato semplice
1.
O dear little children, O come one and all,
Draw near to the crib, here in Bethlehem's stall,
And see what a bright ray of heaven's delight
Our Father has sent on this thrice holy night.
2.
O see in the crib low concealing His might,
See here by the rays of the clear shining light,
In cleanliest swaddle the Heavenly Child
More beauteous than legions of hosts undefiled.
3.
He lies there, O children, on hay and on straw
Dear Mary and Joseph regard Him with awe,
The shepherds, adoring, bow humbly in pray'r,
Angelical choirs with song rend the air.
4.
O children bend low and adore Him today,
O lift up your hands like the shepherds and pray,
Sing joyfully, children, with hearts full of love
In jubilant song join the angels above.
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No. 7
CHRISTMAS
Angels we have heard on high
Bishop Chadwick
Nicola. A. Montani
Allegro moderato
1.
Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
2.
Shepherd, why this jubilee?
Why your rapturous strains prolong?
What may the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav'nly song?
3.
Come to Bethlehem, and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
4.
See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.
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No. 8
CHRISTMAS
The snow lay on the ground
Old English Carol
Rev. Dr. Lingard
Edv. Grieg
Arr. By N. A. M.
Non troppo lento
1.
The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright
When Christ our Lord was born on Christmas night.
2.
'Twas Mary, daughter pure of holy Anne,
That brought into this world the God made Man.
3.
She laid Him in the stall at Bethlehem;
The ass and oxen shared the roof with him.
4.
Saint Joseph to was by, to tend the Child;
To guard Him, and protect His Mother mild.
5.
The angels hovered 'round, and sang this song;
"Venite, adoremus Dominum."
6.
And then that manger poor became a throne;
For He whom Mary bore was God the Son.
7.
O come then, let us join the heav'nly host,
To praise the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
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No. 9
CHRISTMAS
Stars of Glory
Carol
Dr. Husenbeth
S. Janowska
Slowly
1.
Stars of glory, shine more brightly,
Purer be the moonlight's beam,
Glide, ye hours and moments, lightly,
Swiftly down time's deepening stream;
Bring the hour that banished sadness
Brought redemption down to earth;
When the shepherds heard with gladness
Tidings of the Saviour's birth.
2.
See a beauteous angel soaring
In the bright celestial blaze,
On the shepherds, low adoring
Rest his mild effulgent rays;
"Fear not," cries the heav'nly stranger,
"Him Whom ancient seers foretold,
Weeping in a lowly manger
Shepherds, haste ye to behold."
3.
See the shepherd quickly rising,
Hast'ning to the humble stall,
And the newborn Infant prizing,
As the mighty Lord of all;
Lowly now they bend before Him
In His helpless infant state,
Firmly faithful, they adore Him,
And His greatness celebrate.
4.
Hark! The swell of heav'nly voices
Peals along the vaulted sky;
Angels sing while earth rejoices
"Glory to our God on high;
Glory in the highest heaven,
Peace to humble men on earth;"
Joy to these and bliss is given
In the great Redeemer's birth.
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No. 10
CHRISTMAS
O Sing a joyous carol
Sister M. B.
from "Alte Katholische geistliche Kirchengesang" (Koln, 1599)*
* Catholic melody incorrectly attributed to M. Praetorius
Joyously
1.
O sing a joyful carol
Unto the holy Child,
And praise with gladsome voices
His Mother undefiled.
Our gladsome voices greeting
Shall hail our Infant King
And our sweet Lady listens
When joyful voices sing.
2.
Who is there meekly lying
In yonder stable poor?
Dear children, it is Jesus;
He bids you now adore.
Who is there kneeling by Him
In Virgin beauty fair?
It is our Mother Mary,
She bids you all draw near.
3.
Who is there near the cradle,
That guards the holy Child?
It is our father Joseph
Chaste spouse of Mary mild.
Dear children, oh, how joyful
With them in Heav'n to be!
God grant that none be missing
From that festivity.
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No. 11
CHRISTMAS
Silent night, Holy night
Fr. Gruber
Arr. by Nicola A. Montani
Moderato
1.
Silent night, holy night!
Bethlehem sleeps yet what light
Floats around the holy pair;
Songs of Angels fill the air
Strains of heavenly peace,
Strains of heavenly peace.
2.
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds first see the light,
Hear the Alleluias ring
Which the Angel chorus sing
"Christ the Savior has come
Christ the Savior has come!"
3.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God! Oh, what light
Radiates from Thy manger bed
Over realms with darkness spread,
Thou in Bethlehem born,
Thou in Bethlehem born.
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No. 12
CHRISTMAS
A Virgin most pure, as the Prophets did tell
Ancient Carol
Traditional Melody
Arr. by N. A. M.
Slowly
1.
A Virgin most pure, as the Prophets did tell,
Hath brought forth a Saviour, as it hath befell,
To be our Redeemer from death, hell and sin,
Which Adam's transgression had wrapped us in.
Chorus
Rejoice and be merry, Set sorrow aside
Jesus our Saviour was born on this tide.
2.
In Bethlehem city in Jewry it was,
Where Joseph and Mary together did pass,
And there to be taxed with many one more.
For Caesar commanded the same should be so.
3.
But when they had entered the city so fair,
A number of people so mighty was there
That Mary and Joseph, whose substance was small,
Could procure in the Inn no lodging at all.
4.
Then they were constrained in a stable to lie,
Where oxen and asses they used there to tie;
Their lodging so simple they held it no scorn,
But against the next morning a Saviour was born.
5.
The King of glory to this world being brought
Small store of fine linen to wrap him was sought;
When Mary had swaddled her young Son so sweet,
Within an ox manger she laid Him to sleep.
6.
Then God sent an angel from heaven so high,
To certain poor shepherds in fields where they lie,
And charged them no longer in sorrow to stay,
Because that our Saviour was born on this day.
7.
Then presently after the shepherds did spy
A number of angels appear in the sky;
Who joyfully talked and sweetly did sing,
"To God be all glory, our heavenly King."
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No. 13
CHRISTMAS
Hark! the Herald Host is singing
E. Humperdinck
Joyously
1.
Hark! The herald host is singing,
Thro' the silent holy night,
Tidings of great joy they're bringing,
From yon starry azure height.
And each heart is filled with gladness,
At the message which they bring;
"Christ is born, forget all sadness,
Trust in Him, your Saviour King!"
2.
And behold the stars bright glowing,
Shed o'er earth their radiant light,
While from Angels' lips are flowing
Anthems thro' the holy night.
Bright each window now is glowing,
Lighted by the Christmas tree;
And each cheek with joy is glowing,
And each heart is filled with glee.
3.
Soft the messengers from heaven
Wing their flight from home to home;
Bearing lessons God hath given
Unto all the earth that roam.
"Welcome, welcome Christmas evening
Bringing peace and love to earth!"
Show your gratitude, rejoicing,
Christians in your Saviour's birth!
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No. 14
CHRISTMAS
Sleep, Holy Babe
(For additional Christmas Hymns see Hymns Nos. 126 $ 127 and Latin Hymns).
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Traditional Melody
Semplice
1.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
Upon Thy Mothers breast!
Great Lord of earth and sea and sky,
How sweet it is to see Thee lie
In such a place of rest!
2.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
Thine Angels watch around;
All bending low with folded wings
Before th'Incarnate King of Kings,
In rev'rent awe profound.
3.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
While I with Mary gaze
In joy upon that Face awhile,
Upon the loving Infant smile,
Which there divinely plays.
4.
Sleep, Holy Babe,
O snatch Thy brief repose;
Too quickly will Thy slumber break,
And Thou to lengthened pains awake,
That death alone shall close.
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No. 15
THE MOST HOLY NAME
O Jesus, Thou the beauty art
Jesu, decus Angelicum
St. Bernard
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Nicola A. Montani
Andante religioso
1.
O Jesus, Thou the beauty art
Of Angel worlds above;
Thy name is music to the heart
Inflaming it with love
Celestial sweetness unalloy'd
Who eat Thee hunger still;
Who drink of Thee still feel a void
Which naught but Thee canst fill.
2.
O my sweet Jesus, hear the sighs
Which unto Thee I send;
To Thee mine inmost spirit cries,
My being's hope and end.
Stay with us Lord, with Thy light
Illume the soul's abyss;
Dispel the darkness of the night
And fill the world with bliss.
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No 16.
THE MOST HOLY NAME
To the Name that brings salvation
Processional
Dr. J. M. Neale
Nicola A. Montani
Moderato
1.
To the Name that brings salvation,
Honor, worship, let us pay
Which for many a generation
Hid in God's foreknowledge lay.
But with holy exultation
We may sing aloud today.
2.
Name of gladness, Name of pleasure,
By this tongue ineffable
Name of sweetness passing measure
To the ear delectable,
'Tis our safeguard and our treasure,
'Tis our help 'gainst sin and hell.
3.
'Tis the Name for adoration,
'Tis the Name of victory,
'Tis the Name for meditation
In this vale of misery,
'Tis the Name for veneration
By the citizens on high.
4.
'Tis the Name that whoso preaches
Finds it music to the ear;
Who in pray'r this Name beseeches
Sweetest comfort findeth near;
Who its perfect wisdom reacheth
Heav'nly joy possesseth here.
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No. 17
THE MOST HOLY NAME
Jesus the very thought of Thee
Jesu, dulcis memoria
St. Bernard
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Traditional Melody
Religioso
1.
Jesus the very though of Thee,
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy Face to see
And in Thy presence rest.
2.
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame
Nor can the mem'ry find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Saviour of mankind.
3.
O Hope of ev'ry contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art,
How good to those who seek.
4.
Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be;
O Jesus, be our glory now
And through eternity.
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No. 18
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
He Who once, in righteous vengeance
Ira justa conditoris
(Feast of the Precious Blood)
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
J. Mohr
Arr. by N. A. M.
Moderato
1.
He who once, in righteous vengeance,
Whelm'd the world beneath the flood,
Once again in mercy cleansed it
With the stream of His own Blood,
Coming from His throne on high
On the painful cross to die.
2.
Blest with this all saving shower,
Earth her beauty straight resumed;
In the place of thorns and briers
Myrtles sprang and roses bloom'd
Bitter wormwood of the waste
Into honey changed its taste.
3.
When before the Judge we tremble,
Conscious of his broken laws,
May this Blood in that dread hour
Cry aloud and plead our cause;
Bid our guilty terrors cease,
Be our pardon and our peace.
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No. 19
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
"Man of Sorrows, wrapt in grief"
M. Bridges
From a Slovak Hymnal
Arr. by N. A. M.
Andante Mod
1.
Man of sorrows, wrapt in grief,
Bow Thine ear to our relief;
Thou for us the path hast trod
Of the dreadful wrath of God;
Thou the cup of fire hast drained
Till its light alone remained.
Lamb of Love! We look to Thee;
Hear our mournful litany.
2.
By the garden, fraught with woe,
Whither Thou full oft wouldst go;
By Thine agony of prayer
In the desolation there;
By the dire and deep distress
Of that myst'ry fathomless;
Lord, our tears in mercy see;
Hearken to our litany.
3.
By the chalice brimming o'er
With disgrace and torment sore;
By those lips which fain would pray
That it might but pass away;
By the Heart which drank it dry,
Lest a rebel race should die
Be Thy pity, Lord our plea;
Hear our solemn litany.
4.
Man of Sorrows! Let Thy grief
Purchase for us our relief;
Lord of Mercy! Bow Thine ear,
Slow to anger, swift to hear;
By the Cross's royal road
Lead us to the throne of God,
There for aye to sing to Thee
Heav'n's triumphant litany.
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No. 20
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
By the blood that flowed from Thee
Litany of the Passion
C. M. Caddell
Nicola. A. Montani
Lento ma non troppo
1.
By the blood that flowed from Thee
In Thy bitter agony;
By the scourge so meekly borne;
By Thy purple robe of scorn;
1st Chorus
Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry!
2d Chorus
Thou wert suff'ring once as we;
Tutti
We thy children sing to Thee.
2.
By the thorns that crowned Thy Head;
By Thy sceptre of a reed;
By Thy Footsteps faint and slow
Weighted beneath Thy Cross of woe,
3.
By the nails and pointed spear;
By Thy people's cruel jeer;
By Thy dying pray'r which rose
Begging mercy for Thy foes.
4.
By the darkness thick as night
Blotting out the sun from sight;
By the cry with which in death
Thou didst yield Thy parting Breath.
5.
By Thy weeping Mother's woe;
By the sword that pierced her through,
When, in anguish standing by,
On the Cross she saw Thee die.
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No. 21
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
Oh come and mourn with me awhile
Jesus Crucified
Father Faber
Nicola A. Montani
Andante religioso
1.
Oh come an mourn with me awhile!
See, Mary calls us to her side;
Oh come and let us mourn with her;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
2.
Have we no tears to shed for Him,
While soldiers scoff and Jews deride?
Ah! Look how patiently He hangs;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
3.
How fast His Hand and Feet are nailed;
His blessed Tongue with thirst is tied;
His failing eyes are blind with Blood;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
4.
Seven times He spoke, seven words of love,
And all three hours His silence cried
For mercy on the souls of men;
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
5.
Death came, and Jesus meekly bowed;
His failing eyes He strove to guide
With mindful love to Mary's face,
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
6.
Come take thy stand beneath the Cross
And let the blood from out that Side
Fall gently on thee, drop by drop,
Jesus, our Love, is crucified!
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No. 22
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
Sacred Head Surrounded
"O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
Melody by H. L. Hassler (1600)
Adaptation as given by J. S. Bach in his "St. Matthew's Passion"
Largo
1.
O Sacred Head, surrounded,
By crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding Head, so wounded,
Reviled and put to scorn!
Death's pallid hue come o'er Thee
The glow of life decays,
Yet angel hosts adore Thee,
And tremble as they gaze.
2.
I see Thy strength and vigor
All fading in the strife,
And death, with cruel rigor,
Bereaving Thee of life;
O agony and dying!
O love to sinners free!
Jesus, all grace supplying,
O turn Thy face on me!
3.
In this Thy bitter passion,
Good Shepherd, think of me,
With Thy most sweet compassion,
Unworthy though I be;
Beneath Thy Cross abiding,
Forever would I rest,
In Thy dear love confiding,
And with Thy presence blest.
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No. 23
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
At the Cross her station keeping
Stabat Mater
Jacopone da Todi. XIV Cent.
Traditional Melody from the Maintzesch Gesangbuch 1661
Harmonized by N. A. M.
Not too slow
1.
At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
2.
Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed.
3.
O that blessed one, grief laden,
Blessed Mother, Blessed Maiden,
Mother of the All-blest one.
4.
How she stood in desolation
Upward gazing on the passion
Of that deathless dying Son.
5.
Who could see, from tears refraining,
Christ's dear Mother uncomplaining
In so great a sorrow bowed?
6.
Who, unmoved, beheld her languish
Underneath His Cross of anguish,
'Mid the fierce unpitying crowd?
7.
For His people's sin th'All Holy
She beheld, the victim lowly,
Bleed in torments, bleed and die.
8.
Saw her well-beloved taken,
Saw her Child in death forsaken,
Heard his last expiring cry.
9.
Fount of love and sacred sorrow,
Mother! May my spirit borrow
Sadness from thy holy woe.
10.
May my spirit burn within me,
Love my God, and great love win me
Grace to please Him here below.
11.
Those five Wounds on Jesus smitten,
Mother, in my heart be written,
Deep as in thine own they be.
12.
Thou, my Savior's Cross who bearest,
Thou, Thy Son's rebuke who sharest,
Let me share them both with thee.
13.
In the Passion of my Maker
Be my sinful soul partaker,
Weep till death, and weep with thee.
14.
Mine with thee be that sad station,
There to watch the great Salvation,
Wrought upon th'atoning Tree.
15.
Virgin, thou of virgins fairest,
May the bitter woe thou sharest
Make on me impression deep.
16.
Thus Christ's dying may I carry,
With Him in His passion tarry,
And His wounds in mem'ry keep.
17.
May His wounds transfix me wholly,
May His Cross and Life Blood holy
Embriate my heart and mind.
18.
Thus inflamed with pure affection,
In the Virgin's Son protection
May I at the judgment find.
19.
When in death my limbs are failing,
Let Thy Mother's pray'r prevailing
Lift me, Jesus, to Thy throne.
20.
To my parting soul be given
Entrance through the gate of Heaven,
There confess me for Thine own.
Amen
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No. 24
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
I see my Jesus crucified
Nicola A. Montani
Devoto
1.
I see my Jesus crucified,
His wounded Hands and Feet and Side,
His sacred Flesh all rent and torn,
His bloody crown of sharpest thorn.
2.
Those cruel nails, I drove them in,
Each time I pierced Him with my sin
That crown of thorns 'twas I who wove,
When I despised His gracious love.
3.
Then to those Feet I'll venture near,
And wash them with a contrite tear,
And ev'ry bleeding wound I see,
I'll think He bore them all for me.
4.
Deep graven on my sinful heart,
Oh, never may that form depart,
That with me always may abide
The thought of Jesus crucified.
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No. 25
LENT AND PASSIONTIDE
O'erwhelmed in depths of woe
Saevo dolorum turbine
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Nicola A. Montani
Moderato
1.
O'erwhelmed in depths of woe,
Upon the Tree of scorn
Hangs the Redeemer of mankind,
With racking anguish torn.
2.
See! How the nails those Hands
And Feet so tender rend;
See! Down His Face, and Neck, and Breast,
His sacred Blood descend.
3.
Hark! With what awful cry,
His Spirit takes its flight;
That cry, it smote His Mother's heart
And wrapt her soul in night.
4.
Come, fall before His Cross,
Who shed for us His blood;
Who dies, the victim of pure love,
To make us Sons of God.
5.
Jesu! All praise to Thee,
Our joy and endless rest;
Be Thou our Guide while pilgrims here,
Our Crown amid the blest.
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No. 26
PALM SUNDAY
All glory, laud and honor
From the Latin of St.Theodulph by Dr. J. M. Neale
M. Haydn
Maestoso con spirito
1.
All glory, laud, and honor
To Thee Redeemer, King,
To Whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Refrain
All glory, laud, and honor,
To Thee Redeemer, King,
To Whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
2.
Thou art the King of Israel,
Thou David's royal Son,
Who in the Lord's name comest
The King and blessed One.
3.
The company of angels
Are praising Thee on high,
And mortal men and all things
Created make reply.
4.
The people of the Hebrews
With palms before them went;
To praise and pray'r and anthems
Before Thee we present.
5.
To Thee before Thy Passion
They sang their hymn of praise;
To Thee now high exalted
Our melody we raise.
6.
Thou didst accept their praises,
Accept the pray'rs we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King.
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No. 27
EASTERTIDE
Jesus Christ is risen today
Processional
Surrexit Christus hodie
Translated by the Rev. J. O'Connor
Nicola A. Montani
Joyously
1.
Jesus Christ is ris'n today! (Solo)
Alleluia! (Chorus)
Sinners, wipe your tears away! (Solo)
Alleluia! (Chorus)
He Whose death upon the Cross (Solo)
Alleluia! (Chorus)
Saveth us from endless loss. (Solo)
Alleluia! (Chorus)
2.
See the holy women come,
Alleluia!
Bearing spices to the tomb;
Alleluia!
Hear the white-clad Angel's voice
Alleluia!
Bid the universe rejoice!
Alleluia!
3.
Go! Tell all his brethren dear,
Alleluia!
"He is ris'n, He is not here!
Alleluia!
Seek Him not among the dead;
Alleluia!
He has risen as He said."
Alleluia!
4.
Glory, Jesus, be to Thee!
Alleluia!
Thine own might hath set Thee free.
Alleluia!
Come, for primal joy restored,
Alleluia!
Let us bless our Pascal Lord!
Alleluia!
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No. 28
EASTERTIDE
"Ye Sons and daughters of the Lord" (No. 1)
O Filii et Filiae
Processional
Jean Tisserand (1494)
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Traditional Melody from
"Airs sur les Hymnes sacres, Odes et Noels," (Paris 1623)
Maestoso
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1.
Ye sons and daughters of the Lord!
The King of glory, King adored,
This day Himself from death restored. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2.
All in the early morning grey
Went holy women on their way,
To see the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
3.
Of spices pure a precious store
In their pure hands those women bore,
To anoint the Sacred Body o'er. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
4.
Then straightway One in white they see,
Who saith, "Ye seek the Lord; but He
Is ris'n, and gone to Galilee." Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
5.
This told they Peter, told they John,
Who forthwith to the tomb are gone;
But Peter is by John outrun. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
6.
That selfsame night, while out of fear
The doors were shut, their Lord most dear
To His Apostles did appear. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
7.
But Thomas when of this He heard,
Was doubtful of his brethren's word;
Wherefore again there comes the Lord. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
8.
"Thomas, behold My Side" saith He;
"My Hands, My Feet, My Body see,
And doubt not, but believe in Me." Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
9.
When Thomas saw that wounded Side,
The truth no longer he denied;
"Thou art my Lord and God," he cried. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
10.
Oh, blest are they who have not seen
Their Lord, and yet believe in Him:
Eternal life awaiteth them. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
11.
Now let us praise the Lord most high,
And strive His Name to magnify
On this great day through earth and sky: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
12.
Whose mercy ever runneth o'er,
Whom men and Angel Hosts adore,
To Him be glory ever more. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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No. 29
EASTERTIDE
"Ye sons and daughters of the Lord" (No. 2)
O Filii et Filiae
Jean Tisserand (died 1494)
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Melody taken from the Gloria of the Magnificat terii toni
by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1.
Ye sons and daughters of the Lord!
The King of glory, King adored,
This day Himself from death restored. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2.
All in the early morning grey
Went holy women on their way,
To see the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Note: Additional stanzas given in previous hymn (28).
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No. 30
EASTERTIDE
Now at the Lamb's royal feast
Ad regias Agni dapes
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
Nicola. A. Montani
Allegro moderato
1.
Now at the Lamb's royal feast,
In robes of saintly white, we sing,
Thro' the Red Sea in safety brought
By Jesus our immortal King.
O depth of love! For us He drains
The chalice of His agony;
For us a Victim on the Cross
He meekly lays Him down to die.
2.
And as th'avenging Angel pass'd
Of old the blood be-sprinkled door;
As the cleft sea a passage gave,
Then closed to whelm th'Egyptians o're;
So Christ, our Paschal Sacrifice,
Has brought us safe all perils thro',
While for unleavened bread He asks,
But heart sincere and purpose true.
3.
Hail, purest Victim Heav'n could find
The pow'rs of Hell to overthrow!
Who didst the bonds of Death unbind
Who dost the prize of Life bestow.
Hail, victor Christ! Hail, risen King!
To Thee alone belongs the crown;
Who has at the heav'nly gates unbarred,
And cast the Prince of darkness down.
4.
O Jesus! From the death of sin
Keep us, we pray; so shalt Thou be
The everlasting Paschal joy
Of all the souls newborn in Thee;
To God the Father, with the Son
Who from the grave immortal rose,
And Thee, O Paraclete be praise,
While age on endless ages flows.
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No. 31
EASTERTIDE
Christ the Lord is risen today
Victimae Paschali Laudes
Translated by Miss Leeson
Nicola A. Montani
Allegro Modto
1.
Christ the Lord is ris'n today;
Christians, haste your vows to pay;
Offer ye your praises meet
At the Paschal Victim's feet;
For the sheep the Lamb hath bled,
Sinless in the sinner's stead,
Christ the Lord is ris'n on high;
Now He lives, no more to die.
2.
Christ the Victim undefiled,
Man to God hath reconciled,
When in strange and awful strife
Met together death and life;
Christians, on this happy day
Haste with joy your vows to pay;
Christ the Lord is ris'n on high;
Now He lives, no more to die.
3.
Say, O wond'ring Mary, say
What thou sawest on the way,
"I beheld, where Christ had lain,
Empty tomb and angels twain,
I beheld the glory bright
Of the rising Lord of light;
Christ my hope is ris'n again;
Now He lives, and lives to reign."
4.
Christ, Who once for sinners bled,
Now the first-born from the dead,
Thron'd in endless might and pow'r,
Lives and reigns forever more.
Hail, eternal hope on high!
Hail, Thou King of victory!
Hail, Thou Prince of life ador'd!
Help and save us, gracious Lord!
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No. 32
ASCENSION
Lift up, ye princes of the sky
Ps. xxiii
Translated by Father Aylward from a Slovak Hymnal
Arr. By N. A. M.
With animation
1.
Lift up, ye princes of the sky,
Lift up your portals, lift them high;
And you, ye everlasting gates,
Back on your golden hinges fly;
For lo, the King of glory waits
To enter in victoriously.
Who is the King of glory?
Tell, O ye who sing His praise so well.
2.
The Lord of strength and matchless might,
The Lord all-conquering in the fight,
List, lift your portals, lift them high,
Ye princes of the conquered sky;
And you, ye everlasting gates,
Back on your golden hinges fly;
For lo, the King of glory waits,
The Lord of hosts, the Lord most high.
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No. 33
ASCENSION
O Thou pure light of souls that love
Salutis humanae Sator
Translated by Father Caswall from a Slovak Hymnal
Arr. By N. A. M.
Moderato assai
1.
O Thou pure light of souls that love,
True joy of ev'ry human breast,
Sower of life's immortal seed,
Our Maker, and Redeemer blest!
2.
What wonderous pity Thee o'ercame
To make our guilty load Thine own,
And sinless suffer death and shame,
For our transgressions to atone!
3.
Thou, bursting Hades open wide,
Didst all the captive souls unchain;
And thence to Thy dread Father's side
With glorious pomp ascend again.
4.
O still may pity Thee compel
To heal the wounds of which we die;
And take me in Thy light to dwell,
Who for Thy blissful Presence sigh.
5.
Be Thou our guide, be Thou our goal;
Be thou our pathway to the skies;
Our joy when sorrow fills our soul;
In death our everlasting prize.
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No. 34
PENTECOST
Holy Spirit, Lord of Light
Processional
Tr. Rev. E. Caswall
S. Webbe (1740-1816)
Marcato
1.
Holy Spirit, Lord of Light,
From the clear celestial height,
Thy pure beaming radiance give.
Come, Thou Father of the poor,
Come with treasures which endure;
Come Thou light of all that live.
2.
Thou, of all consolers best,
Thou, the soul's delightsome guest,
Dost refreshing peace bestow;
Thou in toil art comfort sweet;
Pleasant coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
3.
Light immortal, Light divine,
Visit thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill;
If Thou take Thy grace away,
Nothing pure in man will stay;
All his good is turned to ill.
4.
Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and Thee adore,
In thy sev'nfold gifts descend;
Give them comfort when they die;
Give them life with Thee on high;
Give them joys that never end.
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No. 35
PENTECOST
Come Holy Ghost, Creator Come
Veni Creator Spiritus
Translated by Dryden
W. A. Mozart
Arr. from the figured bass by N. A. M.
Melody "O Gottes Lamm" Koch. Verz. No. 343
Moderato
1.
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator come
From Thy bright heav'nly throne,
Come, take possession of our souls,
And make them all Thy own.
Thou Who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire,
Sweet unction and true love.
2.
Thou who are sev'nfold in Thy grace,
Finger of God's right hand;
His promise teaching little ones
To speak and understand.
O, guide our minds with Thy bless'd light
With love our hearts inflame;
And with Thy strength, which ne'er decays,
Confirm our mortal frame.
3.
Through Thee may we the Father know,
Thro' Thee th'Eternal Son,
And Thee, the Spirit of the both,
Thrice blessed Three in One.
All Glory to the Father be,
With His coequal Son;
The same to Thee, great Paraclete,
While endless ages run.
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No. 36
PENTECOST
O Come, Creator Spirit! Come
Veni Creator Spiritus
Translated by Father Faber
K. Kurpinski
Lento
1.
O come Creator Spirit come,
Vouchsafe to make our minds Thy home
And with Thy heav'nly grace fulfil
The hearts Thou madest at Thy will.
2.
Thou that are named the Paraclete,
The Gift of God, His Spirit sweet;
The living Fountain, Fire, and Love,
And gracious Unction from above.
3.
The sev'nfold grace Thou dost expand,
O Finger of the Father's Hand;
True promise of the Father, rich
In gifts of tongues and various speech.
4.
To God the Father let us raise
And to His only Son, our praise,
Praise to the Holy Spirit be
Now, and for all eternity.
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No. 37
PENTECOST
Spirit of Grace and Union
Qui procedis ab utroque
Adam of St. Victor
Nicola A. Montani
Moderato
1.
Spirit of grace and Union!
Who from the Father and the Son
Dost equally proceed.
Inflame our hearts with holy fire
Our lips with eloquence inspire,
And strengthen us in need.
2.
The Father and the Son through Thee
Are linked in perfect unity
And everlasting love;
Ineffably Thou dost pervade
All nature; and Thyself unsway'd
The whole creation move.
3.
O inexhaustive Fount of light!
How doth Thy radiance put to flight
The darkness of the mind!
The pure are only pure through Thee;
Thou only dost the guilty free,
And cheer with light the blind.
4.
Lord of all sanctity and might!
Immense, immortal, infinite!
The life of earth and Heav'n!
Be, through eternal length of days,
All honor, glory, blessing, praise,
And adoration giv'n!
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No. 38
THE HOLY TRINITY
O God of loveliness
O bello Dio, Signor del Paradiso
Translated by Rev. E. Vaughan, C. SS. R.
Traditional Melody "Schonster Herr Jesu"
Pilgrims' Song dating from the time of the Crusades.
Adapted by N. A. M.
Andante Maestoso
1.
O God of loveliness, O Lord of Heav'n above
How worthy to posses My heart's devoted love!
So sweet Thy Countenance, So gracious to behold,
That one, one only glance To me were bliss untold.
2.
Thou art blest Three in One, Yet undivided still;
Thou art that One alone Whose love my heart can fill.
The heav'ns and earth below, Were fashioned by Thy Word;
How amiable art Thou, My ever dearest Lord!