Ave Vivens Hostia (“Hail, true Victim, life and light”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Text only—can be used with any 76 76 D (Trochaic)
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Deus Judicium Tuum Regi Da (“Hail to the Lord’s Anointed”)
Psalm 71 paraphrase by James Montgomery
Tune: “Thaxted” • 13 13 13 13 13 13
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“Sing Praise To The Lord”
Paraphrase of Psalm 150 by Sir Henry Williams Baker
Tune: “Laudate Dominum” • 10 10 11 11
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“Lift High The Cross” by George Kitchin (originally published in 1887, but revised in 1916)
Tune: “Crucifer” • 10 10 R
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O Filii Et Filiae (“Ye sons and daughters of the Lord”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
Tune: “O Filii Et Filiae” • 888 A
Complete verses in Latin are included alongside the English.
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“Lo! he comes with clouds descending” by John Cennick
Tune: “Helmsley” • 87 87 47
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Huron Carol of St. Jean de Brébeuf (“Upon the birth of Jesus”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Une Jeune Pucelle” • 86 86 88 R
This famous Christmas carol was possibly written around 1642AD, when Saint Brébeuf was in Quebec, recuperating from a broken collarbone, which had left him in excruciating pain for many months.
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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
