“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty” by Reginald Heber
Tune: “Nicaea” • 11 12 12 10
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“Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom”
(Saint) John Henry Cardinal Newman, Oratorian
Tune: “Allen” • 10 4 10 4 10 10
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“Holy Joseph, Intercessor” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Third Tune: “Vatican” • 87 87
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
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“Holy Joseph, Intercessor” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Second Tune: “Merton” • 87 87
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“Holy Joseph, Intercessor” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
First Tune: “Stuttgart” • 87 87
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“Christ Is King Of Earth And Heaven” by Fr. Ivor Daniel
Text only—can be used with any 87 87
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Venez Divin Messie (“O come, Divine Messiah”)
Translation: Sister Mary of Saint Philip
Tune: “Venez, Divin Messie” • 78 76 R
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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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“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” by Charles Wesley
Tune: “Mendelssohn” • 77 77d R
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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
