Non Abluunt Lymphae Deum (1686AD)
In addition to providing the Latin version with accent marks, the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal commissioned English translations from Latin scholars to help congregations appreciate these ancient prayers. Until the Brébeuf Hymnal appeared in 2018, literal translations for many of these hymns had never been made.
Non Abluunt Lymphae Deum (“God needeth not the cleansing wave”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
Tune: “Winchester New” • 88 88 (LM)
Non Abluunt Lymphae Deum (“God needeth not the cleansing wave”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
“Brightest And Best” by Reginald Heber
Tune: “Epiphany” • 11 10 11 10
“As With Gladness, Men Of Old” by William Chatterton Dix
Tune: “Dix” • 77 77 77
“Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise” by Christopher Wordsworth
Tune: “St George” • 77 77 D
“The Epiphany—a cardinal feast—commemorates three manifestations of Christ’s divinity: the visit of the Wise men, our Lord ’s Baptism, and the miracle at Cana.”—Fr. Adrian Fortescue
