Sext hymn setting
Hi all,I notice that the hymn for Sext (midday prayer) is now "Lord God and Maker of all things". Does anyone know of a musical setting for this? Many thanks!
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 ArticleDescant for God of Mercy and Compassion
Does anyone know where I might find the descant featured in this recording of this Lenten hymn? I found an arrangement here and a very nice descant here, but it's not quite as thrilling as this one.
View ArticleAlleluia, Song of Gladness [BEAUDRY 87. 87. 87] (Charles H. Giffen)
Here is John Mason Neale's translation "Alleluia, Song of Gladness" of Alleluia, dulce carmen, set to my hymn tune BEAUDRY. It is especially appropriate for the last Sunday before Lent.There are three...
View ArticleLauda animæ (Goss and Andrews)
"Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven" sung to LAUDA ANIMA (ANDREWS) and "Alleluia! Song of Gladness" sung to LAUDA ANIMA (by John Goss) appear as we "bury the Alleluia" and speak of blotches and...
View ArticleName Your Ten Favorite Common-Meter (86.86) Hymn Tunes*
Please share your ten favorite Common Meter/CM/8686 hymn tunes below. Well-known, obscure, even overdone tunes are welcome...as long as they're among your favorites.If you wish, give a reason why a...
View ArticleHymn for St. Deodatus
While searching for Hymns for St. David (of Wales) I found this... Has anyone here found anything like this?From Analecta Hymnica Vol. 43 pg. 116"199. De Sancto Deodato EpAd Vesperas. 1. Dignus summo...
View ArticleSpanish text for: Go to Dark Gethsemane ...
I have drilled down on the MusicaSacra forum blog about Spanish hymnals, but have not found the text, in Spanish, for "Go to dark Gethsemane," (hymn tune: REDHEAD). I would appreciate leads where this...
View ArticleSaint Joseph Hymn
Just in time for March 19...I had asked Kathy to write a new hymn to Saint Joseph to commemorate the renovation of our seminary chapel (named for Saint Joseph). She graciously granted permission to...
View ArticleUh, oh....I see Anthony Esolen in the Octagon soon with hymnists!
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/rescuing-hymnody-stupidity#.VQbcs4R2qAE.facebookThread title changed upon request, due to charge of offense given.
View ArticleOrgan acc. for Crux fidelis?
I'm looking for an organ accompaniment to the chant Crux fidelis. Don't worry, it's not for Good Friday... but for that reason I'm finding it hard to find one. There were a few promising leads in...
View ArticleHymns by Pope Leo XIII
I came across two hymns attributed to Pope Leo XIII in an old book titled, Life and Life Work of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) by Rev. James J.McGovern D.D. (copyright 1903). The hymns in question were...
View ArticleHymn text discussion: Worthy is the Lamb (Manalo)
"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive honor and glory. Worthy are the ones who believe to receive the goodness of God."Is this fine, dumb, or heretical?1. WE are not "worthy" to receive...
View ArticleHymn suggestions for the Easter season
I'm rounding up my Easter season English hymns, and it looks like it's time to learn some new ones. Any suggestions of your favorites?This is what I have:Jesus Christ is Risen TodayYe Watchers and Ye...
View ArticleHymne a Saint-Joseph (mi mi mi | re fa fa fa | mi sol sol la | sol fa mi mi |...
Looking at an IMSLP collectionLes fetes de l'annee sur des themes liturgiques (1910) by Charles Collinhttp://imslp.org/wiki/Les_fêtes_de_l'année_sur_des_thèmes_liturgiques_(Collin,_Charles)the PDF page...
View ArticleLotH Gospel Canticles and Hymns (English)
I haven't found much information on this, but is it permitted to use a hymn paraphrase for the Benedictus and Magnificat in celebration of the LotH, as is found in Worship hymnals?Also, is it permitted...
View Article"Where Charity and Love Prevail" last verse.
What is your opinion on the the final verse of "Where Charity and Love Prevail"? We're using it this Sunday for the Offertory (OF).6. No race or creed can love excludeIf honored be God's name;Our...
View ArticleHymns for the Office for Reparation to the Most Holy Sacrament
Does anyone know where to find the music for any or all of the following? Quis dabit profunda nostroNovamne das lucem deusNunc te flebilibus.Thanks!
View ArticleFor chant nerds who are also Tolkien nerds
Listening to the magnificent 1981 BBC radio dramatisation of The Lord of the Rings, I was struck by Stephen Oliver's moving setting of "The road goes ever on and on". The text itself is in Ambrosian...
View ArticleVeni Creator Spiritus--original words?
Are the elisions in the Veni Creator due to editing, or are they in the original?I'm asking because there is a specific line I am interested in: Infunde_amorem cordibus. The question my dissertation is...
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