“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
English paraphrase—out of Greek—by Gerard Moultrie of the Cherubic Hymn (from the Liturgy of Saint James).
Tune: “Picardy” • 87 87 87
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“God Our Father, Lord Of Glory” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Text only—can be used with any 87 87 87
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“God Our Father, Lord Of Glory” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Fifth Tune: “Davost” • 87 87 87
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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
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Quem Vidistis Pastores? Dicite (“Angels we have heard on high”)
Translation: Most Rev’d James Chadwick, Bishop of Hexham
Tune: “Gloria” • 77 77 R
