Pentecost Sequence : Hymn : adapted by Koerber (ADDED EDITION)
Here is a sequence hymn as I was attempting to post yesterday but had the wrong text.
View ArticleComposer Frederick Helmsley
I am looking for information on a composer Frederick W. Helmsley (F.W. Helmsley). He composed a melody for the hymn "I Need Thee, Precious Jesus" which appears in the 1932 edition of "A Daily Hymn...
View ArticleBilingual Hymnody
I don't operate in a bilingual environment, but I know many forum members do. A note from the preface of the recently-published Revised English Hymnal caught my attention. Emphasis added:We have...
View ArticleFavorite 8.7.8.7. Double Tune?
What are your favorite 8.7.8.7. Double tunes that you love besides (or in addition to) Hyfrydol, Pleading Savior, and Nettleton?I adore Chartres and Rustington! I just wish they were more common and/or...
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 ArticleHymn Research
There are many hours of work that that go into doing a hymn write-up for my HYMN OF THE MONTH. I thought I might share some of the steps I take when researching Catholic hymns....
View ArticleHYMN OF THE MONTH - July: Jesus, Teach Me How To Pray
As part of my series on Catholic hymns, I have chosen a hymn that was very popular at St. Mary’s Parish in Akron, Ohio. It was sung on many occasions, especially for First Communion. It is a good hymn...
View ArticleWhich LM hymn tune is this?
Which hymn tune is this? I notated it from memory, so the melody may be somewhat off, especially in the last line.
View ArticleHymns 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...
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