O Bello Dio, Signor Del Paradiso (“O God of loveliness”)
Saint Alphonsus Liguori; translated into English by Fr. Edmund Vaughan Tune: “St Elizabeth” • 66 66 66 8
Te Deum Laudamus, Te Dominum Confitemur (“Holy God, we praise Thy name”)
Translation: Paraphrase in English by Fr. Clarence Walworth Tune: “Grosser Gott” • 78 78 77
Discendi, Amor Santo (“Come down, O love divine”)
Bianco da Siena; translated from Italian by Richard Frederick Littledale. Tune: “Down Ampney” • 6 6 11 D
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
In Dulci Jubilo (“Good Christian men, rejoice”) attr. Bl. Henry Suso, Dominican Priest
Translation: Dr. John M. Neale Tune: “In Dulci Jubilo” • 66 77 78 55
“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