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Hymn Text for Advent 2 - Critique, Help, and Invitation

[UPDATE 11/2013 -- See below in thread for final version of text and a PDF of it set to CONDITOR ALME]From ancient roots, a shoot will rise,Full-blooming Wisdom of our God;With perfect judgement in His...

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Of the Father's Love Begotten [tune: Corde Natus] (Charles H. Giffen)

Here is Of the Father's Love Begotten set to my hymn tune CORDE NATUS, slightly revised, with two descants.In the accompanying simulated performance, Descant 2 is sung in stanzas 2 & 4, while...

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St. Osmund (Healey Willan Hymn Tune)

Does anyone have the score for Healey Willan's hymn tune, used for "Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor"?I have transcribed it from a recording, but my transcription may contain mistakes, and I would...

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Harmony and Counterpoint

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Presentation of the Lord

Does anyone know a good hymn that works for the Ecce Dominus antiphon? I know this is not the ideal, but it is what I have to work with.

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Public domain metrical Psalm 130

I'm looking for a good metricization of Psalm 130 (Out of the Depths) in the public domain. Any ideas?

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Jan. 1, Veni Creator Spiritus!

It seems fitting to invoke the Holy Spirit at the start of a new calendar year. This is the first time I've heard that there is a plenary indulgence attached to the recitation of the hymn "Veni Creator...

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Hymn Text Analysis

On another thread I was asked to analyze a hymn text that I feel is badly written. I took a little time writing it, so just to keep it in view for a little while, I thought I'd begin a new thread with...

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"At the Dawning of Creation" set to CORDE NATUS

Kathy Pluth has graciously agreed to the setting of her eloquent pro-life hymn text At the Dawning of Creation to my harmonized hymn tune CORDE NATUS (87. 87. D). This hymn tune of mine was originally...

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Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Hymn

Hello everybody!My parish of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys is anxiously anticipating our patronal feast this Sunday. While choosing the hymnody that will be sung for the Sunday liturgies, I recalled some...

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Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology

The "Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology" is a new online (subscription) resource for students of Christian hymnology in all its forms. It's basically a completely new replacement for "Julian" - that...

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Ave Virgo gratiosa

Just out of idle curiosity, does anyone recognise these lines?Ave Virgo gratiosaParadisi alma rosaInter spinas liliumThey are carved in a tablet next to a statue of the Virgin and Child, just by where...

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Status of PBEH (Parish Book of English Hymns)?

Can anyone give an update on the status of the PBEH?

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Hymn: Sing praise to God in heaven above (Charles H. Giffen)

For the Vatican II Hymnal, I wrote a harmonization of GENEVA, used with the hymn "Sing praise to God in heaven above" (no. 210, I think). I have just published at CPDL a reworking of this setting. The...

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"Jam Surgit Hora Tertia"

While the Kathleen's away, the mice will play. :)I'm probably not the first one to notice that this hymn by St. Ambrose is like two hymns in one. The patristics folks think this is a didactic hymn that...

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Is this a goofy idea?

During Lent I'm planning on singing the first few verses of "At the Cross Her Station Keeping" as the Recessional. This parish is named for the Blessed Virgin Mary, so I always try to schedule a Marian...

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Hymn Tune: St. Thomas - descants and harmonization

As mentioned in another thread, I had composed a descant for the traditional (Novello) harmonization of the hymn tune St. Thomas and also composed an alternate harmonization which has two descants. In...

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150 Indispensable Catholic Hymns?

Cross-posted at the Chant Café. This is a very casual post. No desire to create a "white-list" repertoire, et cetera. I would really love to hear thoughts from the collective wisdom of this...

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Princeton Theological Seminary Library - Digitized Hymnals

This is a great site for digitized hymnals. I've only been studying some of the Catholic hymnals published in the USA around the turn of the twentieth century. It's interesting to see what was in...

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Hymn Tune: Beaudry, 87. 87. 87 (Charles H. Giffen), set to "Jesus, Lord of...

Last night I finished my hymn tune BEAUDRY (87. 87. 87) and set it to the text, "Jesus, Lord of Life Eternal" - a translation, by John Mason Neale from the Greek, of Ode IV from the Canon for Ascension...

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