Category Archives: Saints of the Church (Canonized or Beatified)

Glad Sight! The Holy Church

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Noah

According to John Julian in the Dictionary of Hymnology, this hymn comes from the Office for Baptism of the Church at Jerusalem. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns Fitted to the Order of … Continue reading →

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Merciful Maker, Hear Our Call

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Noah

This hymn is used for Vespers on Sundays and Weekdays in Lent from the First Sunday in Lent through Passion Sunday in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. It is used for Vespers on Sundays in Lent until Holy … Continue reading →

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O King Of Heaven! From Starry Throne Descending

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Noah

This is a hymn to the baby Jesus by St. Alphonsus Liguori. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns & Verses on Spiritual Subjects: Being the Sacred Poetry of St. Alphonso Maria Liguori (1863). … Continue reading →

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Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle, O Re Del Cielo

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Noah

This is a hymn to the baby Jesus by St. Alphonsus Liguori. This is the original Italian text of this hymn as it appears in an 1880 edition of St. Alphonsus’ Opere Ascetiche, Vol. I. It appears in the Canzoncine … Continue reading →

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Now Dawning Glows The Day Of Days

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Noah

This hymn is used in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary for Lauds in Eastertide from Low Sunday (Divine Mercy Sunday) until Ascension. It was also used in the Sarum Breviary for Matins in Eastertide. In the Mozarabic Breviary, … Continue reading →

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The Royal Banner Is Unfurled (How)

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Noah

This hymn is partially an original hymn by William How, and partially (verses 1-3) a translation of St. Venantius Fortunatus’s hymn “Vexilla Regis Prodeunt” with verse one being a reworking of the first verse of John Chandler’s translaton “The Royal … Continue reading →

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Giver Of The Perfect Gift!

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Noah

This hymn was used for Matins during the first three weeks of Lent in the Sarum Breviary. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn for … Continue reading →

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To Love Is The Only True Life Of A Spouse

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Noah

This is a hymn on the soul as the true spouse of Jesus by St. Alphonsus Liguori. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns & Verses on Spiritual Subjects: Being the Sacred Poetry of … Continue reading →

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La Sposa Non Vive, Che Sol Per Amare

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Noah

This is a hymn on the soul as the true spouse of Jesus by St. Alphonsus Liguori. This is the original Italian text of this hymn as it appears in an 1880 edition of St. Alphonsus’ Opere Ascetiche, Vol. I. … Continue reading →

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On This The Day When Days Began

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Noah

This hymn is for Matins on Sundays from Epiphany until Lent and from September 28 to November 26 in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary. In the Ordinary Form, this hymn is for Office of Readings on Sundays I & … Continue reading →

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