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
Panis Angelicus, Fit Panis Hominum
Translation: Textus originalis Latinus These are the final Verses of “Sacris Solemniis” by St. Thomas Aquinas Tune: “Charleroi” • 12 12 12 8
“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