Per Te Mundus Laetabundus (“Thou, when deepest night infernal”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
Tune: “Domhnach Trionoide” • 87 87 D
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Vergine Madre, Figlia Del Tuo Figlio (“Maiden, yet a Mother”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Text only—can be used with any 65 65 D
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Vergine Madre, Figlia Del Tuo Figlio (“Maiden, yet a Mother”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Tune: “Une Vaine Crainte” • 65 65 D
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“O Lord, I Am Not Worthy”
Tune: “Non Dignus” • 76 76
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“We Pray Thee, Heavenly Father”
Based on a work by Vincent S. Coles
Tune: “Thaxted” • 13 13 13 13 13 14
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The Painful Cross Of Christ (“Whoever to virtue thinketh hard the way”) • This text was written by Saint Thomas More (Lord Chancellor of England) and published circa 1510AD.
Tune: “Lincoln’s Inn” • 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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“God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”
The meaning of “God rest you merry” is “God keep you merry.” Note the archaic use of the word rest (“keep”)—indeed, this carol probably dates from the 16th century.
Tune: “God Rest You Merry” • 86 86 86 R
