6th century — Pange Lingua Gloriosi (“Come then, my soul, and gladly sing”)
Translation: Historic Roman Catholic Translation • 1670AD
Tune: “Innsbruck M8” • 886 D
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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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Nun danket alle Gott (“Now Thank We All Our God”)
Translation: Martin Rinkart
Tune: “Nun Danket” • 67 67 66 66
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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
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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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“O Sanctissima, O Piissima”
Translation: Textus originalis Latinus
Tune: “Sicilian Mariners” • 10 7 10 7
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“What Child Is This?”
Translation: William Chatterton Dix
Tune: “Greensleeves” • 87 87 R
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Stille Nacht (“Silent Night, Holy Night”)
This German text was composed by Fr. Josef Mohr, a Catholic priest who died in 1848. He should not be confused with a Jesuit priest, Fr. Josef Hermann Mohr (d. 1892), who published many German hymnals. The English translation (“Silent Night”) was composed by John Freeman Young.
Tune: “Stille Nacht” • 66 88 66
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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
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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
