3._The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book

To think Thou art my God, O thought forever blest!

My heart has overflowed With joy within my breast.

My soul so full of bliss Is plunged as in a sea,

Deep in the sweet abyss of holy charity.

O loveliness supreme, And Beauty infinite;

O everflowing Stream, And Ocean of delight;

O life by which I live, My truest life above,

To Thee alone I give My undivided love.

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No. 39

THE HOLY TRINITY

Holy God, we praise Thy Name

Te Deum Laudamus

Translated by Rev. Clarence Walworth (1820-1900)

Melody from the "Katholisches Gesangbuch" (1775)

Maestoso

Holy God, we praise Thy Name,

Lord of all, we bow before Thee;

All on earth Thy sceptre claim;

All in heav'n above adore Thee,

Infinite Thy vast domain,

Everlasting is Thy reign,

Hark! The loud celestial hymn,

Angel choirs above are raising!

Cherubim and Seraphim

In unceasing chorus praising;

Fill the Heav'ns with sweet accord;

Holy, holy, holy Lord!

Holy Father, Holy Son,

Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee,

While in essence only One,

Undivided God we claim Thee;

And adoring bend the knee,

While we own the mystery.

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No. 40

THE HOLY TRINITY

Full of Glory, full of wonders

Processional

Father Faber

Nicola A. Montani

Allegro moderato

Full of glory, full of wonders,

Majesty Divine

'Mid Thine everlasting thunders

How Thy lightnings shine!

Shoreless Ocean! Who shall sound Thee?

Thine own eternity is round Thee,

Majesty Divine, Majesty Divine!

Timeless, spaceless, single, lonely,

Yet sublimely Three,

Thou art grandly, always, only

God in Unity!

Lone in grandeur, lone in glory,

Who shall tell thy wonderous story,

Awful Trinity, Awful Trinity?

Splendors upon splendors beaming

Change and intertwine!

Glories over glories streaming

All translucent shine!

Blessings, praises, adorations

Greet Thee from the trembling nations

Majesty Divine, Majesty Divine!

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No. 41

OUR BLESSED LORD

I need Thee, Precious Jesus

(Communion Hymn)

For additional Communion Hymns see NOS. 44, 47, 49, 51, 53, 54, 122.

From a Slovak hymn

Arr. by N. A. M.

With devotion

I need Thee, precious Jesus

I need a friend like Thee;

A friend to soothe and sympathize,

A friend to care for me.

I need Thy Heart, sweet Jesus,

To feel each anxious care;

I long to tell my ev'ry want,

And all my sorrows share.

I need Thy Blood, sweet Jesus,

To wash each sinful stain;

To cleanse this sinful soul of mine,

And make it pure again.

I need Thy Wounds, sweet Jesus,

To fly from perils near,

To shelter in these hallowed clefts,

From ev'ry doubt and fear.

I need Thee, sweetest Jesus,

In Thy Sacrament of Love;

To nourish this poor soul of mine,

With treasures of Thy Love.

I'll need Thee, sweetest Jesus,

When death's dread hour draws nigh,

To hide me in Thy Sacred Heart,

Till wafted safe on high.

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No. 42

OUR BLESSED LORD

When morning gilds the skies

(May Jesus Christ be praised)

Processional

Translated by Father Caswall

Traditional Melody (1678)

Moderato

When morning gilds the skies, (Solo Voices ad lib)

My heart awaking cries:

May Christ be praised! (Chorus)

Alike at work and prayer: (Solo Voices)

To Jesus I repair:

May Christ be praised!

May Christ be praised! (Chorus)

The sacred minster bell,

It peals o'er hill and dell:

May Christ be praised!

Oh! Hark to what it sings:

As joyously it rings:

May Christ be praised!

To Thee, my God above,

I cry with glowing love:

May Christ be praised!

The fairest graces spring

In hearts the ever sing:

May Christ be praised!

To God the Word on high,

The host of angels cry:

May Christ be praised!

May mortals, to upraise

Their voice in hymn of praise:

May Christ be praised!

Let earth's wide circle round

In joyful notes resound:

May Christ be praised!

Let air and sea and sky,

From depths to heights reply:

May Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine,

My canticle divine:

May Christ be praised!

Be this th'eternal song,

Through all the ages on:

May Christ be praised!

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No. 43

OUR BLESSED LORD

Crown Him with many Crowns

Processional

Matthew Bridges

Nicola A. Montani

With expression

Crown Him with many crowns,

The Lamb upon the throne;

Hark, how the heav'nly anthem drowns

All music but its own;

Awake, my soul and sing

Of Him who dies for thee,

And hail Him as thy matchless King

Thro' all eternity.

Crown Him the Virgin's Son,

The God Incarnate born;

Whose arm those crimson trophies won,

Which now His brow adorn!

Fruit of the Mystic Rose,

As of the Rose the Stem;

The Root whence Mercy ever flows,

The Babe of Bethlehem.

Crown Him the Lord of Love:

Behold His hands and side,

Rich Wounds, yet visible above

In beauty glorified:

No Angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight,

But downward bends his burning eye

At mysteries so bright.

Crown Him the Lord of peace,

Whose pow'r a sceptre sways

From pole to pole, that wars may cease,

Absorbed in pray'r and praise:

His reign shall know no end,

And round His pier-ced Feet

Fair flow'rs of Paradise extend

Their fragrance ever sweet.

Crown Him the Lord of heaven,

One with the Father known,

And the blest Spirit through Him giv'n

From yonder Triune throne:

All hail, Redeemer, hail!

For Thou hast died for me;

Thy praise shall never, never fail

Thro'out eternity.

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No. 44

OUR BLESSED LORD

Jesus, Lord, be Thou mine own

Mondo, piu, per me non sei

Communion Hymn

St. Alphonsus

Don Lorenzo Perosi

Tr. Rev. E. Vaughan, C. SS. R.

Moderato

Jesus Lord, be Thou mine own;

Thee I long for, Thee alone;

All myself, I give to Thee;

Do whate'er Thou wilt with me.

Life without Thy love would be

Death, O Sovereign Good, to me;

Bound and held by Thy dear chains

Captive now my heart remains.

Thou, O God, my heart inflame,

Give that love which Thou dost claim;

Payment I will ask for none;

Love demands but love alone.

God of beauty, Lord of Light,

Thy good will is my delight;

Now henceforth Thy will divine

Ever shall in all be mine.

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No. 45

OUR BLESSED LORD

Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep

The Good Shepherd

Processional

Pastor Amans

Miss J. E. Leeson (1807-1882)

Adaptation of a Litany Melody from Catholic Hymntunes

(Publ. 1819; J.M.Capes)

Moderato

Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep

Keep me, Lord in safety keep;

Nothing can Thy pow'r withstand,

None can pluck me from Thy Hand.

Loving Shepherd, Thou didst give

Thine own life that I might live;

May I love Thee day by day,

Gladly Thy sweet Will obey.

Loving Shepherd, ever near,

Teach me still Thy voice to hear;

Suffer not my step to stray

From the strait and narrow way.

Where Thou leadest may I go,

Walking in Thy steps below;

Then before Thy Father's throne,

Jesus, claim me for Thine own.

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No. 46

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

The Very Angels' Bread

Panis Angelicus

Tr. by Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. T. Henry, Litt.D.

P. Meurers

Slowly

The very Angels' Bread

Doth food to men afford;

The types have vanished,

Remains the Truth adored:

O wonderous mystery

Their banquet is the Lord

The poor and lowly, bond and free.

O God forever blest,

O Three in One, we pray:

Visit the longing breast

Enter this house of clay,

And lead us through the Night

Unto the perfect Day

Where dwellest Thou in endless light.

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No. 47

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Soul of my Saviour

Anima Christi

L. Dobici

Slowly: with devotion

Soul of my Savior sanctify my breast,

Body of Christ, be Thou my saving guest;

Blood of my Saviour bathe me in Thy Tide;

Wash me, ye waters gushing from His Side.

Strength and protection may His Passion be,

O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me;

Deep in Thy Wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me;

So shall I never, never part from Thee.

Guard and defend me from the foe malign;

In death's drear moments make me only Thine;

Call me and bid me come to Thee on high,

Where I may praise Thee with Thy Saints for aye.

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No. 48

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Thee prostrate I adore

(Adoro Te devote)

St. Thomas Aquinas

Translated by Father Aylward, O. P.

Nicola A. Montani

Moderato devoto

Thee prostrate I adore, The Deity that lies

Beneath these humble veils, Concealed from human eyes;

My heart doth wholly yield, Subjected to Thy sway,

For contemplating Thee it wholly faints away.

Chorus

Hail, Jesus, hail; do Thou, Good Shepherd of the sheep,

Increase in all true hearts the faith they fondly keep.

The sight, the touch, the taste, In Thee are here deceived;

But by the ear alone this truth is safe believed;

I hold whate'er the Son of God hath said to me;

Than this blest word of truth no word can truer be,

I see not with mine eyes, Thy Wounds, as Thomas saw;

Yet own Thee for my God with equal love and awe;

Oh grant me, that my faith may ever firmer be,

That all my hope and love may still repose in Thee.

Memorial sweet, that shows the death of my dear Lord;

Thou living bread, that life dost unto man afford;

Oh grant, that this my soul may ever live on Thee,

That Thou mayst evermore its only sweetness be.

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No. 49

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Jesus, gentlest Saviour

Thanksgiving after Communion

For additional Communion Hymns See Nos. 41, 44, 51, 54, 128 to 131.

Father Faber

Nicola A. Montani

Andante semplice

Jesus, gentlest Saviour!

God of might and pow'r!

Thou Thyself art dwelling

In us at this hour.

Nature cannot hold Thee,

Heav'ns is all too strait

For Thine endless glory

And Thy royal state.

Out beyond the shining

Of the furthest star,

Thou art ever stretching

Infinitely far.

Yet the hearts of children

Hold what words cannot,

And the God of wonders

Loves the lowly spot.

Oh, how can we thank Thee

For a gift like this,

Gift that truly maketh

Heav'ns eternal bliss!

Ah! When wilt Thou always

Make our hearts Thy home?

We must wait for heaven

Then the day will come.

Now at least we'll keep Thee

All the time we may;

But Thy grace and blessing

We will keep alway.

When our hearts Thou leavest

Worthless tho' they be,

Give them to Thy Mother

To be kept for Thee.

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No. 50

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

The Word, descending from above

Verbum supernum prodiens

St. Thomas Aquinas

Translated by the Rev. E. Caswall

Nicola A. Montani

Non troppo lento

The Word descending from above,

Though with the Father still on high,

Went forth upon His work of love;

And soon to life's last eve drew nigh.

He shortly to a death accursed

By a disciple shall be giv'n;

But, to His twelve disciples, first

He gives Himself, the Bread of Heav'n.

Himself in either kind He gave;

He gave His Flesh, He gave His Blood;

Of flesh and blood all men are made;

And He of man would be the Food.

At birth our brother He became;

At meat Himself as food He gives;

To ransom us He died in shame;

As our reward, in bliss He lives.

O saving victim open wide

The gate of Heav'n to man below!

Sore press our foes from ev'ry side;

Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

To Thy great Name be endless praise,

Immortal Godhead, One in Three!

Oh, grant us endless length of days,

In out true native land, with Thee.

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No. 51

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Hail to Thee! true Body

Ave Verum Corpus

J. F. Kloss

Translated by Father Caswall

Arr. by N. A. M.

Con anima

Hail to Thee, true Body sprung

From the Virgin Mary's womb!

The same that on the Cross was hung,

And bore for man the bitter doom!

Thou, Whose Side was pierc'd and flow'd

Both with water and with blood;

Suffer us to taste of Thee,

In our life's last agony.

Son of Mary, Jesus blest!

Sweetest, gentlest, holiest!

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No. 52.

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory

Pange Lingua gloriosi

Tr. Rev. E. Caswall

M. Haydn

Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory,

Of His Flesh the myst'ry sing;

Of the Blood all price exceeding

Shed by our immortal King,

Destined, for the world's redemption,

From a noble womb to spring,

Of a pure and spotless Virgin

Born for us on earth below,

He, as Man, with man conversing,

Stayed, the seeds of truth to sow;

Then He closed in solemn order

Wonderously His Life of Woe.

On the night of that Last Supper,

Seated with His chosen band,

He the Paschal victim eating,

First fulfills the law's command;

Then, as Food to His Apostles

Gives Himself with His own Hand.

Word made Flesh, the bread of nature

By His word to Flesh He turns;

Wine into His Blood He changes:

What through sense no change discerns?

Only be the heart in earnest,

Faith her lesson quickly learns.

Tantum ergo Sacramentum

Down in adoration falling,

Lo! The sacred Host we hail;

Lo! O'er ancient forms departing,

Newer rites of grace prevail;

Faith for all defects supplying,

Where the feeble senses fail.

To the Everlasting Father,

And the Son Who reigns on high,

With the Holy Ghost proceeding

Forth from Each eternally,

Be salvation, honor, blessing,

Might, and endless majesty. Amen.

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No. 53

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All

Father Faber

Nicola A. Montani

Slowly

Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All!

How can I love Thee as I ought?

And how revere this wondrous gift,

So far surpassing hope or thought?

Refrain

Sweet Sacrament! We Thee adore!

Oh, make us love Thee more and more. (Repeat refrain ad lib)

Had I but Mary's sinless heart

To love Thee with my dearest King!

Oh, with what bursts of fervent praise

Thy goodness, Jesus! Would I sing!

Thy Body, Soul, and Godhead all!

O mystery of love divine!

I cannot compass all I have,

For all Thou hast and art are mine.

Sound, sound His praises higher still,

And come, ye angels, to our aid;

'Tis God! 'tis God! The very God,

Whose pow'r both man and angels made!

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No. 54

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Jesus, Food of Angels

Communion Hymn

Partendo dal Mondo

Translated by Father E. Vaughan, C. S. S. R.

Ch. Gounod

Arr. by N. A. M.

Andante Religioso

Jesus, food of angels,

Monarch of the heart;

Oh, that I could never

From Thy Face depart!

Yes, Thou ever dwellest

Here for love of me,

Hidden Thou remainest,

God of Majesty.

Soon I hope to see Thee,

And enjoy Thy love,

Face to face, sweet Jesus,

In Thy heav'n above.

But on earth an exile

My delight shall be

Ever to be near Thee

Veiled for love of me.

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No. 55

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

O Jesus Christ, remember

Gesu Sacramentato

Father Caswall

Nicola A. Montani

With devotion

O Jesus Christ, remember,

When Thou shalt come again,

Upon the clouds of Heaven,

With all Thy shining train;

When ev'ry eye shall see Thee

In Deity revealed,

Who now upon this altar

In silence art concealed;

Remember then, O Saviour,

I supplicate of Thee,

That here I bowed before Thee

Upon my bended knee;

That here I owned Thy Presence,

And did not Thee deny;

And glorified Thy greatness,

Though hid from human eye.

Accept Divine Redeemer,

The homage of my praise;

Be Thou the light and honor

And glory of my days;

Be Thou my consolation

When death is drawing nigh;

Be Thou my only treasure

Through all eternity.

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No.56

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Wondrous love that cannot falter

(Hymn of the Association of Perpetual Adoration)

Tr. Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. T. Henry

Ch. Gounod

Arr. by N. A. M.

Andante con espressione

Wondrous love that cannot falter!

Jesus in the Host doth dwell

Day and night upon the Alter

Near to those He loves so well.

Refrain

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

Angel hosts are hushed in wonder

And adore with folded wings:

For the lowly Species under,

Hidden lies the King of Kings.

Tho' the Heav'nly choir rejoices

Praise and sing His loving ear

Seeks the tribute of our voices:

'Tis for us He waiteth here!

All He hath in highest Heaven

Veiled in the Host we see:

And to us the care is given

Of His wondrous poverty.

Bread of Angels! Who can measure

All it means? this daily food

And the daily granted treasure

Of His sacrificial Blood?

Bending low in adoration

Ever constant let us be,

Making Jesus Reparation

For the worlds in constancy.

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No. 57

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

O Food to Pilgrims Given

O Esca Viatorum

17th Century

H. Isaak (1493)

Translated by Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. T. Henry, Litt.D.

Harmonized by J. S. Bach

Slowly

O Food of pilgrims given,

Bread of the hosts of Heaven

Thou Manna of the sky!

Feed with the blessed sweetness,

Of Thy divine completeness

The hearts that for Thee sigh.

O Fountain ruby glowing,

O stream of love outflowing

From Jesus' pierc-ed Side!

This thought alone shall bless us

This one desire possess us,

To drink of Thy sweet tide.

We love Thee, Jesu tender

Who hid'st Thine awful splendor

Beneath these veils of grace:

O let the veils be riven,

And our clear eye in heaven

Behold Thee face to face!

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No. 58

THE SACRED HEART

O Heart of Jesus, Heart of God

Lady G. Fullerton

Nicola. A. Montani

Moderato

O Heart of Jesus, Heart of God,

O source of boundless love;

By angels praised, by saints adored

From their bright throne above.

The poorest, saddest heart on earth,

May claim Thee for its own;

O burning, throbbing Heart of Christ,

Too late, too little known.

The hearts of men are often hard

And full of selfish care;

But in the Sacred Heart we find

A refuge from despair.

To Thee, my Jesus, then I come,

A poor and helpless child;

And on Thine own words "Come to Me,"

My only hope I build.

The world is cold, and life is sad,

I crave this blessed rest

Of those who lay their weary heads

Upon Thy sacred Breast.

For love is stronger far than death,

And who can love like Thee,

My Saviour, Whose appealing Heart

Broke on the Cross for me?

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No. 59

THE SACRED HEART

Sacred Heart of Jesus, fount of love

From a Slovak Hymnal

Arr. by N. A .M.

Slowly

Sacred Heart of Jesus, fount of love and mercy,

Today we come Thy blessing to implore;

Oh, touch our hearts, so cold and so ungrateful,

And make them, Lord, Thine own forever more.

Refrain

Sacred Heart of Jesus! We implore,

Oh, makes us love Thee more and more.

Sacred Heart of Jesus! Make us know and love Thee,

Unfold to us the treasures of Thy grace,

That so our hearts, from things of earth up lifted,

May long alone to gaze upon Thy Face.

Sacred Heart of Jesus! Make us pure and gentle,

And teach us how to do Thy blessed will;

To follow close the print of Thy dear footsteps,

And when we fall Sacred Heart, oh, love us still.

Sacred Heart of Jesus! Bless all hearts that love Thee,

And Thine own Heart ever blessed be;

Bless us, dear Lord, and bless the friends we cherish,

And keep us true to Mary and to Thee.

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No. 60

THE SACRED HEART

Jesus, Creator of the world

(Auctor beate saeculi)

Unison or two-part chorus

Translated by Father Caswall

J. d' Hooghe

Andantino

Jesus, Creator of the world!

Of all mankind Redeemed blest!

True God of God! In Whom we see

The Father's Image clear expressed.

Thee, Saviour, love alone constrain'd

To make our mortal flesh Thine own;

And as a second Adam come,

For the first Adam to atone.

That self same love that made the sky,

Which made the sea, and stars, and earth,

Took pity on our misery,

And broke the bondage of our birth.

O Jesu! In Thy Heart divine

May that same love forever glow,

Forever mercy to mankind,

From that exhaustless fountain flow.

For this Thy Sacred Heart was pierced,

And both with Blood and Water ran;

To cleanse us from the stains of guilt,

And be the hope of strength of man.

To God the Father, and the Son,

All praise, and pow'r, and glory be;

With Thee, O holy Paraclete,

Henceforth through a eternity.

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No. 61

THE SACRED HEART

To Jesus' Heart all burning

Aloys Schlor

Nicola A. Montani

Slowly

To Jesus' Heart, all burning

With fervent love for men,

My heart with fondest yearning

Shall raise its joyful strain.

Refrain

While ages course along,

Blest be with the loudest song

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

By ev'ry heart and tongue!

Too true I have forsaken

Thy love by wilful sin;

Yet now let me be taken

Back by Thy grace again.

As Thou art meek and lowly,

And ever pure of heart,

So may my heart be wholly

Of Thine the counterpart,

O that to me were given

The pinions of a dove,

I'd speed aloft to heaven,

My Jesus' love to prove.

When life away is flying,

And earth's false glare is done;

Still, Sacred heart, in dying

I'll say I'm all Thine own.

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No. 62

THE SACRED HEART

Heart of Jesus! golden chalice

Processional

Bishop Casartelli

Ch. Gounod

Arr. by N. A. M.

Slowly with devotion

Heart of Jesus! golden chalice

Brimming with the ruddy Wine,

Trodden in the press of fury,

Purest juice of truest vine,

From the Vineyards of Engeddi,

Quench this thirsty heart of mine.

Heart of Jesus! Comb of honey

From the cleft of Calvary's rock,

Sweetness coming from the Strong One,

Dripping from the green-wood stock;

Famishing of death is on us:

Feed, oh, feed Thy hungry flock!

Heart of Jesus! Rose of Sharon

Glist'ning with the dew of tears,

All among the thorny prickles

Lo! Thy blood-stained Head appears!

Spread Thy fragrance all around us,

Sweetly lulling all our fears!

Heart of Jesus! broken Vial

Full of precious spikenard!

Alabaster vase of ointment!

See, our souls are sore and hard:

Let Thy healing virtue touch them,

And from sin's corruption guards!

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No. 63

THE SACRED HEART

To Christ, the Prince of Peace

Summi Panentis filio

Processional

Tr. Rev. E. Caswall

Nicola A. Montani

With Spirit

To Christ, the Prince of Peace,

And Son of God most high,

The Father of the world to come,

Sing we with holy joy.

Deep in His heart for us

The wound of love He bore;

That love, wherewith He still inflames

The hearts that Him adore.

O Jesus! Victim blest!

What else but love divine,

Could Thee constrain to open thus

That Sacred Heat of Thine?

O Fount of endless life!

O Spring of water clear!

O Flame celestial cleansing all

Who unto Thee draws near.

Hide me in Thy dear Heart,

For thither do I fly;

There seek Thy grace thro' life,

In death Thine immortality.

Praise to the Father be,

And sole begotten Son,

Praise, Holy Paraclete, to Thee

While endless ages run.

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No. 64

THE SACRED HEART

O Heart of Jesus, purest Heart

(Cor Jesu, Cor purissimum)

Translated by Father M. Russell, S. J.

Traditional Melody

Con anima

O Heart of Jesus, purest Heart,

A Shrine of holiness Thou art;

Cleanse Thou, my heart, so sordid cold,

And stained by sins so manifold.

Take from me, Lord, this tepid will,

Which doth Thy Heart with loathing fill;

And then infuse a spirit new,

A fervent spirit, deep and true.

Most humble Heart of all that beat,

Heart full of goodness, meek and sweet,

Give me a heart more like to Thine,

And light the flame of love in mine.

But, ah, were e'en my heart on fire

With all the seraphim's desire,

Till love a conflagration proved,

Not yet wouldst Thou enough be loved.

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No.65

THE SACRED HEART

O dearest Love divine

Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. T. Henry, Litt. D.

Nicola A. Montani

Andante devoto

O dearest love divine,

My heart to Thee I give,

Exchanging it for Thine,

That Thou in me may'st live.

Most loving and most meek,

Hearts only dost Thou seek:

O may my heart but prove

A love like Thine, sweet Love!

Who can requite the love

Shown in the wondrous plan,

Whereby the God above

For me became a Man?

Thou say'st "Give Me thy heart!"

With it I freely part

Hoping that it may prove

A love like Thine, sweet Love!

Thy heart is opened wide

That, freely ent'ring in,

I may Thy guest abide,

And new life begin.

This doest Thou, to gain

My love, and e'er retain:

O may my answer prove

A love like Thine, sweet Love!

Here in Thy Heart I find

A haven of sweet rest,

An ever-quite mind,

A mansion of the Blest.

Rock that was cleft for me,

Behold, I fly to Thee,

Like a world-weary dove,

Home to its mated Love!

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No. 66

THE SACRED HEART

Sacred Heart! in accents burning

Sacred Song

Eleanor C. Donnelly (By permission)

Ch. Gounod

Adapted and arr. by N. A. Montani

Moderato