Hostis Herodes Impie (5th century)
Title after 1631AD: “Crudelis Herodes Deum”
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.
Hostis Herodes Impie (“Herod, why thrills thy heart with fear?”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Tune: “Gonfalon Royal” • 88 88 (LM)
Hostis Herodes Impie (“Herod, why thrills thy heart with fear?”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
Hostis Herodes Impie (“That God Himself as King should come”)
Translation: Bishop Edward G. Bagshawe
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
Hostis Herodes Impie (“Why, cruel Herod, dost thou fear”)
Translation: Fr. Frederick C. Husenbeth
Tune: “Trinity College” • 88 88 (LM)
Hostis Herodes Impie (“Why, cruel Herod, dost thou fear”)
Translation: Fr. Frederick C. Husenbeth
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
Hostis Herodes Impie (“O Herod wicked enemy”)
Translation: Historic Roman Catholic Translation • 1619AD
Alongside the Latin—with textual accents—is printed a Roman Catholic (rhyming) translation of great historical interest. The version printed in the Brébeuf Hymnal is quite rare, and we were not able to obtain permission to post excerpts online.
Crudelis Herodes, Deum (“What makes thee, cruel Herod, shake”)
Translation: Historic Roman Catholic Translation • 1719AD
Alongside the Latin—with textual accents—is printed a Roman Catholic (rhyming) translation of great historical interest. The version printed in the Brébeuf Hymnal is quite rare, and we were not able to obtain permission to post excerpts online.
“The First Noël The Angel Did Say”
Tune: “The First Nowell” • 88 88 R
“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
