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
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
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
Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae (“Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above”)
Text by Hermann Contractus, Monk of Reichenau Abbey Tune: “Salve Regina Coelitum” • 88 R
Regina Caeli Laetare (“Be joyful, Mary, heavenly Queen”) “Regina Caeli” was initially a Christmas hymn, but over the centuries it became an Easter hymn; at this point, both text and tune should only be used during Eastertide. Tune: “Regina Caeli Jubila” • 88 R