Regina Caeli, Jubila (“For mirth now, Queen of heaven, sing”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Regina Caeli Jubila” • 88 R
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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
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Quicumque Certum Quaeritis (“All ye who seek a comfort sure”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
Tune: “St Bernard” • 86 86 (CM)
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“O Precious Lord, Once Born For Us” by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Tune: “Metzler’s Redhead” • 86 86 (CM)
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
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“We Pray Thee, Heavenly Father”
Based on a work by Vincent S. Coles
Tune: “Thaxted” • 13 13 13 13 13 14
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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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“Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” by Claudia Frances Hernaman
Tune: “St Flavian” • 86 86 (CM)
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“Joy To The World” by Isaac Watts
Tune: “Antioch” • 86 86 (CM)
