Tag Archives: Catholic Hymns

Audi Nos Rex Christe

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Noah

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Neale’s collection of Latin hymns, Hymni Ecclesiæ (1851) where it is listed under the header “Cantus Peregrinatorum”: Audi nos Rex Christe;Audi nos, Domine,Et viam nostram dirige!Deus, miserere;Deus miserereEt viam … Continue reading →

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O Christ, Our King, Give Ear!

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Noah

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in the Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences (1851). Neale includes the following note above the text of the hymn: “A song of Pilgrims, published by M. du Méril from a … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Thou Joy Of Loving Hearts!

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Noah

This hymn is cento of “Iesu Dulcis Memoria” and not a full translation. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in the The Sabbath Hymn Book (1858) where it is listed under the header “Delight in … Continue reading →

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Hail That Head All Torn And Wounded

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Noah

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed under General Hymns: Hail that Head all torn and wounded,With the crown of thorns surrounded,Hail that Face all marred and pale;Hail that … Continue reading →

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Christ, Above All Glory Seated!

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Noah

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 →

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Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Benson)

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Noah

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 →

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Let No Tears To-day Be Shed

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Noah

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 →

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Funeri Ne Date Planctum

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Noah

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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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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Glad Light Illumes This Day

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Noah

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. However, Dr. Julian notes that the English translation is based … Continue reading →

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