“Lord Jesus Christ, Of Joys And Treasures Rarest” by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Second Tune: “Highwood” • 11 10 11 10
Pages 812-813
Pages 814-815
“Lord Jesus Christ, Of Joys And Treasures Rarest” by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Third Tune: “Lafitau” • 11 10 11 10
Page 816
“Lord Jesus Christ, Of Joys And Treasures Rarest” by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
This is an abridged version.
Fourth Tune: “Raymbault” • 11 10 11 10
Page 799
“The King Of Love My Shepherd Is”
Paraphrase of Psalm 22 by Sir Henry Williams Baker
Tune: “St Columba 7M” • 87 87 Iambic
Pages 804-805
In Principio Creavit Deus (“Fountain of fullness, name of being”)
Paraphrase (Book of Genesis) by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Rendez à Dieu” • 98 98 D
Page 679
“Brightest And Best” by Reginald Heber
Tune: “Epiphany” • 11 10 11 10
Page 669
“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
