Hymns for Doctors of the Church
Has anyone found great hymns that are appropriate for Feasts of the Doctors of the Church?This Is the Feast Day/ This the Confessor is one, but are there others?I'm especially looking for texts in the...
View ArticleThanksgiving
Just a quick note about something wonderful that happened this morning. Some of the readers of this forum may be aware that my hymn text was chosen as the official hymn of the Eucharistic Revival. It...
View ArticleHelp identify this beautiful CM LOTH hymn tune
I discovered a wonderful CM tune in Weber's Hymnal of the Hours that I cannot identify. It doesn't appear to be associated with the Latin incipits he cites. I attached it. What is this tune? I would...
View ArticleLooking for Sheet Music: Blessed the Poor in Spirit
I am looking for sheet music (accompaniment would be ideal) for a hymn in the old *green* edition of "Our Parish Sings and Prays" published by Liturgical Press. I'm looking for Blessed the Poor in...
View ArticleMode D? Office hymns
The new translation of the hymns for the Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours is employing a term I find quite odd: it refers to melodies by mode, but rather than the modes being numbered, instead the...
View ArticleHymn text: prayer of St. Michael the Archangel
Esteemed colleagues: I know many of you are hymn writers...I would like some feedback on my attempt at arranging the prayer of St. Michael for 7676D. I have in the mind the tune AURELIA and to use it...
View ArticleHymn to St Michael by J E Ronan
Sometimes we sing this. https://smcs.on.ca/files_docs/content/ronan_collection/Ronan 4.63.a.pdfMsgr J E Ronan (1894 - 1962) founded St Michael’s Choir School in Toronto, in 1937.
View ArticleNew hymn or simple motet: CHRISTMAS PASSION
Grace and peace, everybody. It's Labor Day weekend, but, as has been noted on another thread, it is not too early to speak of Christmas. Here's something I've been working on for awhile, with text,...
View ArticleMarian hymns
Every October/May, I introduce a Marian hymn as the recessional which "helps" the congregation to learn a new (and re-useable) hymn tune. So far in past years I have done:Daily, Daily (OMNE DIE)Sing of...
View Article"Birchington" hymn tune
Having lived in the above English village, I have been approached by a friend regarding two hymn tunes with this name. One, by W.C. Filby is readily available on Hymnary.org, but the other, by Frank C...
View ArticleFind the melody
If anyone is interested in a coffee break challenge: the early missionaries in British Columbia used familiar French songs, such as the Lourdes hymn and Venez Divin Messie, as the musical settings for...
View ArticleWhat is this tune?
Does anyone recognize this melody? A friend of mine said that she transcribed this from memory and heard it when she was 7 or 8 years old, but she does not remember where it was from and she has not...
View ArticleHymn of the Month: November – Let a Pious Prayer Be Said
As part of my series on Catholic hymns, I have chosen a hymn appropriate for the Feast of All Souls and appropriate to sing during the month of November as we remember to pray for the poor souls in...
View ArticleLo How A Rose E'er Blooming - Advent or Christmas?
Depending on the parish, I've seen this hymn used in both seasons (sometimes just the choir). The text seems somewhat prophetic, and it's based on Isaiah 11:1-10, which is read on Advent II in Year A....
View ArticleFleur de lys Hymnal : by Koerber : Now Available
I will be publishing a hymnal for sale which I will be making available soon. It will be a saddle stitch hymnal (initially) containing the best of hymns and chant appropriate for the liturgy. I am...
View Article"A Crown of Thorns the World Has Plaited," a hymn on the Sacred Heart
Grace and peace, everyone. Here's a new piece---text, tune, and harmonization mine---on the Sacred Heart of the Lord Jesus. I've called the tune CORONA SPINEA; it is in 9.7.9.7.3.3.7.1. A crown of...
View ArticleCantiques Francais pdf
Does anyone know if there's a pdf of the following (or of a similar text published before 1900)?Cantiques Francais a l'Usage du Catechisme de l'Eglise de Saint-Patrice de BaltimorePublisher: Jean...
View ArticleAnyone know a hymn tune for this text? ("The Star of Morn to Night Succeeds")
This is Cardinal Newman's poetic translation of the hymn "Iam lucis ordo sidere" from the Office of Prime (as found in the Little Office of Baltimore.)It is a tricky one! There are five (5) stanzas,...
View ArticleCommunion hymn selection during the Christmas season
Hi everyone. I hope I'm submitting this in the correct category. I am picking out hymns for this Sunday up until the Baptism of Our Lord and I'm trying to figure out communion hymn selection. Last year...
View ArticleLast Verse Introits
Friends, I’m offering a new collection that I hope some on this forum will find useful. Read about it at this link below. While I’ve shared this to Facebook, I suspect that it is here that I can expect...
View ArticleHymn for the Feast of the Presentation-Candlemas
I thought I would post my translation of an Office Hymn for the upcoming Feast of the Presentation, Adorna, Sion, Thalamum. A few comments: The Latin text I worked with is pre-Urbanite. I don't know...
View ArticleSt. Ambrose's Hymn to St. Agnes
Agnes beatae virginis (att. St. Ambrose)The blessed virgin Agnes fliesback to her home above the skies,and she is born in heav'n abovebecause she gave her blood in love.Mature enough to give her...
View ArticleO Rex Orbis (Hymn for Blessed Charlemagne)
Does anyone recognise the chant melody, it seems familiar, but can't seem to find where I have seen it. (I have far too many resources and have yet to make an index of Hymn...
View Article"Mit Freduen zart" Translation
Is there a public domain English translation of the hymn "Mit Freuden zart zu dieser Fahrt" by Georg Vetter? It was printed in 1566 in German, so it seems like there should be several translations,...
View Article"Jesu, Name All Names Above" Source
John Mason Neale described his hymn "Jesu, Name all names above" as a cento from the "Suppliant Canon to Jesus" ( literal translation here). I can see that regarding the first four stanzas, but not for...
View ArticleDo you recognize this 7.7.7.7.7 hymn tune?
Greetings. I ran across this lovely hymn (file attached) tune in vespers at NDdP recently and saw that it's a "17th century French melody" per the French score. Being a standard 7.7.7.7.7 tune (that I...
View ArticleNew Liturgy of the Hours Hymnal
I haven't noticed any posts lately about the new hymnal. I thought it was expected at the end of this year? Anyone know? Was hoping it would at least be availabe for this Advent.
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Jesus Christ is Risen Today - NOS GALAN
Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today (Surrexit Christus hodie), set to the popular Welsh tune NOS GALAN.MERRY EASTER
View ArticleHymn for the Soul of a Pope
I've been working on a hymn for a while that incorporates some of my thoughts about the priesthood.Today I adapted it for Pope Francis, in hopes that it might be useful for those planning liturgies...
View ArticleLondon Oratory Hymn Tunes (1870)
Any ideas where I could get a copy of the above? Doing much surfing I reckon it is published by Novello, Ewer & Co. .
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