“Sing Praise To God Who Reigns Above”
Translated from German by Frances Elizabeth Cox
Tune: “Mit Freuden Zart” • 87 87 88 7
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O Splendor Aeterni Patris (“Brightness of the Father’s Glory”)
Text only—can be used with any 87 87 77
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O Splendor Aeterni Patris (“Brightness of the Father’s Glory”)
The original Latin hymn was composed by Fr. Charles Coffin; it was translated into English by James Russell Woodford.
Tune: “All Saints” • 87 87 77
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Wer Sind Die Von Gottes Throne (“Who are these, like stars appearing?”)
Translation: Frances E. Cox
Tune: “All Saints” • 87 87 77
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Maria Durch Ein’ Dornwald Ging (“Through wood of thorn did Mary fare”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Maria Durch” • 85 88 6
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“What Child Is This?”
Translation: William Chatterton Dix
Tune: “Greensleeves” • 87 87 R
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“Once In Royal David’s City” by Cecil Frances Alexander
Tune: “Irby” • 87 87 77
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“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” by Charles Wesley
Tune: “Mendelssohn” • 77 77d R
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Huron Carol of St. Jean de Brébeuf (“Upon the birth of Jesus”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
Tune: “Une Jeune Pucelle” • 86 86 88 R
This famous Christmas carol was possibly written around 1642AD, when Saint Brébeuf was in Quebec, recuperating from a broken collarbone, which had left him in excruciating pain for many months.