Y NO MEANS does the St. Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal consist only of new texts—although we have plenty of those. We also examine translations of Roman Catholic hymns done in the past, selecting the most excellent. The committee is currently working on a hymn by Most Rev. Venantius Fortunatus (d. 609AD) called “Agnoscat omne saeculum.”
Unless I am mistaken, John David Chambers stole 90% of Neale’s rhymes—without attribution—for his “Sarum Psalter,” published a year after Neale’s version first appeared.
Meet / complete
Root / fruit
Made / laid
Skies / lies
And so forth…
Check this out:
Dr. John Julian lists the translation by Chambers as a separate work, making no mention of his apparent theft.
Or am I wrong?
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