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Category Archives: The Liturgy of the Church
Christ, Above All Glory Seated!
This hymn is used for Matins/Office of Readings on the Solemnity of the Ascension in both Forms of the Roman Breviary. This hymn was also used for Vespers & Matins on the Solemnity of the Ascension in the Sarum Breviary. … Continue reading
Posted in 2. The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven, Ancient & Mediaeval Hymns, Ascension, Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, Breviaries, Easter, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, Evening Prayer / Vespers, General Hymns, God the Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Liturgical Seasons, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Matins/Office of Readings/Nocturns, Morning Prayer/Lauds, Mozarabic Breviary, Non-English Hymns, Offices of the Breviary, Praise to God, Roman Breviary, Sarum Breviary, The Church Year, The Glorious Mysteries, The Godhead, The Holy Rosary, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Liturgy of the Church
Tagged Anonymous Hymns, Ascensiontide, Breviary, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Church Hymns / Church Hymns with Tunes (S.P.C.K.), Easter, Eastertide, English Translations of Non-English Hymns, General Hymns, Hymns of Praise, James R. Woodford, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Lauds, Matins, Medieval Hymns, Mozarabic Breviary, Mysteries of the Rosary, Non-English Hymns, Office of Readings, Roman Breviary, Roman Breviary (Ordinary Form), Sarum Breviary, The Ascension, The Glorious Mysteries, The Holy Rosary, Vespers
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Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Benson)
This hymn is a translation of a lengthy Latin hymn for the Dedication of a Church which is historically divided into two hymns in the various breviaries in which it appears. Fr. Britt indicates these are originally one hymn. Part … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient & Mediaeval Hymns, Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church, Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, Breviaries, Church Building, Consecration of a Church / Dedication of a Church, Dedication Feast / Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church, Dedication of A Church, Edward W. Benson, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, Evening Prayer / Vespers, General Hymns, Holy Mother Church, Hymns By The Greats, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Matins/Office of Readings/Nocturns, Morning Prayer/Lauds, Non-English Hymns, Offices of the Breviary, Paris Breviary, Roman Breviary, Sarum Breviary, Subsections of Breviaries, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Liturgy of the Church, The Proper of Saints
Tagged Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church, Anonymous Hymns, Breviary, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Church Hymns / Church Hymns with Tunes (S.P.C.K.), Common of Saints, Dedication Feast, Dedication of A Church, Edward W. Benson, English Translations of Non-English Hymns, General Hymns, Holy Mother Church, Lauds, Matins, Medieval Hymns, Nocturns, Office of Readings, Paris Breviary, Roman Breviary, Sarum Breviary, Vespers
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I Gave My Life For Thee
This is the original text of this hymn as it appeared in the second edition (1871) of Frances Havergal’s The Ministry of Song (1869). It is listed under the heading “I did this for thee! What has thou done for … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Texts and Themes, Conversion & Sanctification, Frances R. Havergal, God the Son, Good Friday, Holy Mother Church, Holy Week, Hymns By The Greats, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Lent, Liturgical Seasons, Mission Services, Missions & Evangelization, Offertory, Passiontide, Penitential Hymns, The Christian Life And Mission, The Church Year, The Godhead, The Life of Christ, The Liturgy of the Church, The Passion, Triduum
Tagged Christian Hymns, Church Hymns / Church Hymns with Tunes (S.P.C.K.), Conversion, Conversion & Sanctification, Evangelization, Frances R. Havergal, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Lent, Lenten Hymns, Mission Services, Missionary Hymns, Missions, Missions & Evangelization, Offertory, Penitential Hymns, The Christian Life, The Life of Christ, The Ministry of Song, The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Triduum
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Holy Off’rings, Rich And Rare
This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn for the Offertory: Part I.Holy off’rings, rich and rare,Offerings of praise and prayer,Purer life and purpose high,Claspèd hands, uplifted … Continue reading
Let No Tears To-day Be Shed
This hymn was used as a sequence hymn for the funeral of a child in the Paris Missal (1738). This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn … Continue reading
Posted in Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, Funeral, Hymns By The Greats, Jean-Baptiste de Santeul, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Mass Propers, Missals, No Recording of Tune/Chant Tone Available, Non-English Hymns, Paris Missal, Requiem Mass, Richard F. Littledale, Sequences, Sequences from the Paris Missal, Special Occasions, The Communion of Saints, The Faithful Departed, The Liturgy of the Church, The Mass, Times and Seasons
Tagged Anonymous Hymns, Burial, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Dubious Authorship, English Translations of Non-English Hymns, Funeral Hymns, Jean-Baptiste Santeul, Missals, Non-English Hymns, Paris Missal, Requiem Mass, Richard F. Littledale, Sequence Hymns, Sequences from the Paris Missal, The Faithful Departed
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Funeri Ne Date Planctum
This hymn was used as a sequence hymn for the funeral of a child in the Paris Missal (1738). Funeri ne date planctum:Funus hoc, funus sanctum. Vitam mors hæc largitur:Cælum hic aperitur,Nil damnatióuis reperitur. Non est salus volentis;Non est merces … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous Hymns, Burial, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Dubious Authorship, Funeral Hymns, Jean-Baptiste Santeul, Latin Hymns, Missals, Non-English Hymns, Paris Missal, Requiem Mass, Sequence Hymns, Sequences from the Paris Missal, The Faithful Departed
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Lux Illuxit Triumphalis
This hymn was used in the Parisian Missal of the 14th Century as the sequence for the Feast of St. Germain (Germanus) of Paris (May 28) according to John Julian. This is the text of this sequence as it appears … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient & Mediaeval Hymns, Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, Bishops, Chant Tone Unknown, Confessors, Latin Hymns, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Mass Propers, Missals, Non-English Hymns, Other Feast Days, Paris Missal, Pre-Tridentine Sequences, Sequences, Sequences from the Paris Missal, St. Germain of Paris (May 28), The Church Year, The Communion of Saints, The Liturgy of the Church, The Mass
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The Leaders Of The Church Of Christ, Twelve Stars Of Holy Light
This hymn was used as the hymn for Lauds in the Common of the Holy Apostles in the Paris Breviary (1736). This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as … Continue reading
Posted in Breviaries, Commons of the Saints, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, Hymns By The Greats, Jean-Baptiste de Santeul, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Morning Prayer/Lauds, Non-English Hymns, Offices of the Breviary, Paris Breviary, Subsections of Breviaries, The Communion of Saints, The Holy Apostles, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Liturgy of the Church
Tagged Apostles, Breviary, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Church Hymns / Church Hymns with Tunes (S.P.C.K.), Common of Saints, Greville Phillimore, Jean-Baptiste Santeul, Lauds, Paris Breviary, Saints Feast Days, The Communion of Saints
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Joy! Because The Circling Year
This hymn is used for Lauds on Pentecost in both Forms of the Roman Breviary. It was also used as the hymn for Vespers II on Pentecost in the Sarum Breviary and as the hymn for Lauds & Vespers II … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient & Mediaeval Hymns, Authorship Anonymous, Debated, Unknown, To Be Determined, Breviaries, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, Evening Prayer / Vespers, Hymns By The Greats, John Ellerton, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Morning Prayer/Lauds, Mozarabic Breviary, No Recording of Tune/Chant Tone Available, Non-English Hymns, Offices of the Breviary, Pentecost, Roman Breviary, Sarum Breviary, The Church Year, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Liturgy of the Church
Tagged Ancient Hymns, Anonymous Hymns, Breviary, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Church Hymns / Church Hymns with Tunes (S.P.C.K.), English Translations of Non-English Hymns, John Ellerton, Lauds, Mozarabic Breviary, Non-English Hymns, Pentecost, Roman Breviary, Sarum Breviary, Vespers
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Say, What Strange Love Works Thee This Sad Unrest
This hymn was used for Lauds on the Feast of the Five Wounds of Christ (the Friday following Ash Wednesday) in the Paris Breviary (1736). This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Hymns Translated from … Continue reading
Posted in Breviaries, Claude de Santeul, English Translation of Non-English Hymn, God the Son, Hymns By The Greats, Isaac Williams, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Lent, Liturgical Seasons, Liturgies of the Latin Church, Morning Prayer/Lauds, Non-English Hymns, Offices of the Breviary, Paris Breviary, The Church Year, The Godhead, The Liturgy of Hours/Breviary, The Liturgy of the Church, The Passion, The Wounds of Christ, Tune to Be Determined
Tagged Breviary, Catholic Hymns, Christian Hymns, Claude de Santeuil, English Translations of Non-English Hymns, Hymns Translated from the Parisian Breviary, Isaac Williams, Jesus Christ Our Lord, Lauds, Lent, Lenten Hymns, Non-English Hymns, Paris Breviary, The Most Holy Five Wounds Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Wounds of Christ
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Saint Augustine's Lyre 