“Faith Of Our Fathers, Holy Faith” by Fr. Frederick Faber, Founder of the London Oratory
Tune: “St Catherine” • 88 88 88
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Laudes Creaturarum (“All creatures of our God and King”)
Saint Francis of Assisi; translated from Italian by William H. Draper.
Tune: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen” • 88 88 A
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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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“To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King” by Fr. Martin B. Hellriegel
Tune: “Ich Glaub An Gott” • 87 87 R Iambic
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“Almighty God, Majestic King” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Tune: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen” • 88 88 A
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Hymnum Canamus Gloriae (“A hymn of glory let us sing”)
Saint Bede the Venerable, Doctor of the Church; translated into English following Benjamin Webb and Elizabeth R. Charles.
Tune: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen” • 88 88 A
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Lasst Uns Erfreuen Herzlich Sehr (“Let us rejoice right heartily”)
Fr. Father Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, SJ; translated into English by Fr. Dominic Popplewell.
Tune: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen (alt)” • 88 88 A
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Qui Procedis Ab Utroque (“Holy Paraclete, life-giver”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Tune: “Alles Ist An Gottes Segen” • 887 D
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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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“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
