“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)
Brebeuf Hymn Index
Page 659
ADVENT
O Heiland Reiss Die Himmel Auf
(“The heavens, Savior, open tear”)
TUNE: “O Heiland Reiss” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 660
ADVENT
Gabriel Saluting, Heaven Thee Recruiting
by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
TUNE: “Reginald” • 66 76 R
Page 661
ADVENT
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
by Charles Wesley
TUNE: “Cross of Jesus” • 87 87
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 662
CHRISTMAS
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.
Page 665
CHRISTMAS
In Dulci Jubilo
(“Good Christian men, rejoice”)
Translation: Dr. John M. Neale
TUNE: “In Dulci Jubilo” • 66 77 78 55
attr. Bl. Henry Suso, Dominican Priest
Page 667
CHRISTMAS
Quem Vidistis Pastores? Dicite
(“Angels we have heard on high”)
Translation: Most Rev’d James Chadwick, Bishop of Hexham
TUNE: “Gloria” • 77 77 R
Page 668
CHRISTMAS
Corde Natus Ex Parentis
(“Of the Father’s love begotten”)
by Aurelius Prudentius, Christian Poet
Translation: CENTO by the editors
TUNE: “Divinum Mysterium” • 87 87 87 R
Page 669
CHRISTMAS
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
TUNE: “God Rest You Merry” • 86 86 86 R
The meaning of “God rest you merry” is “God keep you merry.” Note the archaic use of the word rest (“keep”)—indeed, this carol probably dates from the 16th century.
Page 670
CHRISTMAS
Adeste Fideles, Laeti Triumphantes
Translation: Fr. Frederick Oakeley, Canon of Westminster Cathedral
TUNE: “Adeste Fideles” • 11 9 11 R
Page 671
CHRISTMAS
Adeste Fideles, Laeti Triumphantes
by John Francis Wade
Translation: Textus originalis Latinus
TUNE: “Adeste Fideles” • 11 9 11 R
Page 672
CHRISTMAS
Puer Natus Est Nobis
(“Bright and joyful is the morn”)
FIRST TUNE: “All Saints 8B” • 77 77
Based on the Introit for the Christmas Daytime Mass, which comes from Isaias 9.6.
Page 673
CHRISTMAS
Puer Natus Est Nobis
(“Bright and joyful is the morn”)
SECOND TUNE: “Llanfair” • 77 77 A
Based on the Introit for the Christmas Daytime Mass, which comes from Isaias 9.6.
Page 674
CHRISTMAS
Puer Natus Est Nobis
(“Bright and joyful is the morn”)
THIRD TUNE: “Culbach” • 77 77
Based on the Introit for the Christmas Daytime Mass, which comes from Isaias 9.6.
Page 675
CHRISTMAS
Puer Natus Est Nobis
(“Bright and joyful is the morn”)
Text only—can be used with any 77 77
Page 677
CHRISTMAS — EPIPHANY
What Child Is This?
Translation: William Chatterton Dix
TUNE: “Greensleeves” • 87 87 R
Page 678
CHRISTMAS — EPIPHANY
Stille Nacht
(“Silent Night, Holy Night”)
TUNE: “Stille Nacht” • 66 88 66
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. The Latin version (“Silens Nox”) is by Father Valentine Young, OFM.
Page 679
EPIPHANY — BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Brightest And Best
by Reginald Heber
TUNE: “Epiphany” • 11 10 11 10
Page 680
EPIPHANY — BAPTISM OF THE LORD
As With Gladness, Men Of Old
by William Chatterton Dix
TUNE: “Dix” • 77 77 77
Page 681
EPIPHANY — BAPTISM OF THE LORD
“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
Page 682
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Summi Largitor Praemii
(“Sole hope of all the world and Lord”)
Translation: Alan Gordon McDougall
TUNE: “Oakwood” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 683
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Clarum Decus Jejunii
(“The glory of these forty days”)
Text by Saint Gregory the Great translated into English by Maurice Frederick Bell
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
N.B. This text is usually sung to Spires (a.k.a. “Erhalt Uns Herr” or “Ach Bleib Bei Uns Herr Jesu Christ”), which has many variants. Let the congregation, therefore, follow the choir.
Page 684
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Forty Days And Forty Nights
by George Hunt Smyttan
TUNE: “Aus Der Tiefe” • 77 77
Page 685
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
by Claudia Frances Hernaman
TUNE: “St Flavian” • 86 86 (CM)
Page 686
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
O Amor Quam Ecstaticus
(“O love, how deep, how broad, how high”)
by Fr. Thomas à Kempis, Subprior of Mount St. Agnes
Translation: Benjamin Webb
TUNE: “Agincourt” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 687
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
by Isaac Watts
TUNE: “Rockingham” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 688
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
O Come And Mourn With Me Awhile
by Fr. Frederick William Faber, Oratorian
TUNE: “St Cross” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 689
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
My Song Is Love Unknown
by Samuel Crossman
TUNE: “Love Unknown” • 66 66 44 44
Page 690
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
The Painful Cross Of Christ
(“Whoever to virtue thinketh hard the way”)
TUNE: “Lincoln’s Inn” • 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
This text was written by Saint Thomas More (Lord Chancellor of England) and published circa 1510AD.
Page 692
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Meditationes Divi Augustini
(“Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended?”)
Translation: Robert Bridges
TUNE: “Herzliebster Jesu” • 11 11 11 5
Page 693
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Lift High The Cross
by George Kitchin
TUNE: “Crucifer” • 10 10 R
Originally published in 1887, but revised in 1916
Page 694
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Gloria, Laus, Et Honor Tibi Sit
(“All glory, laud and honor”)
by Saint Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans
Translation: Dr. John M. Neale
TUNE: “St Theodulph” • 76 76 R
Page 695
LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Jesus, Meek And Lowly
by Fr. Henry Augustine Collins, Cistercian
TUNE: “St Martin” • 66 66 Trochaic
Page 696
EASTER
Vita Sanctorum, Decus Angelorum
(“Life of thy saints and glory of thine angels”)
Translation: Alan Gordon McDougall
TUNE: “Kenmore” • 11 11 11 5
Page 697
EASTER
Victimae Paschali Laudes
(“Christ the Lord is risen today”)
Wipo of Burgundy, Chaplain to Emperor Conrad II; translated into English by Jane Elizabeth Leeson
TUNE: “Paschal Lamb” • 77 77 D
Page 698
EASTER
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain
by Saint John Damascene
Translation: Dr. John M. Neale
TUNE: “Ave Virgo Virginum” • 76 76 D
Page 699
EASTER
Surrexit Christus Hodie
(“Jesus Christ is risen today”)
TUNE: “Easter Hymn” • 77 77 A
Page 700
EASTER
Lasst Uns Erfreuen Herzlich Sehr
(“Let us rejoice right heartily”)
Fr. Father Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, SJ; translated into English by Fr. Dominic Popplewell
TUNE: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen (alt)” • 88 88 A
Page 701
EASTER
Aurora Caelum Purpurat
(“The morn had spread her crimson rays”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
TUNE: “La Rochelle” • 88 88 (LM)
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 703
EASTER
O Filii Et Filiae
(“Ye sons and daughters of the Lord”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
TUNE: “O Filii Et Filiae” • 888 A
Complete verses in Latin are included alongside the English.
Page 704
ASCENSION
Hail The Day That Sees Him Rise
Text: After Charles Wesley and Thomas Cotterill
TUNE: “Llanfair” • 77 77 A
Page 705
ASCENSION
Aeterne Rex Altissime, Redemptor
(“Eternal Monarch, King most high”)
Translation: Fr. John Fitzpatrick, Oblate of Mary
TUNE: “Bressani” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 706
ASCENSION
Hymnum Canamus Gloriae
(“A hymn of glory let us sing”)
TUNE: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen” • 88 88 A
Page 707
ASCENSION
Hymnum Canamus Gloriae
(“A hymn of glory let us sing”)
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
Page 708
PENTECOST
Nunc Sancte Nobis Spiritus
(“Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One”)
Translation: (Saint) John Henry Cardinal Newman, Oratorian
TUNE: “Whitehall” • 88 88 (LM)
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 709
PENTECOST
Discendi, Amor Santo
(“Come down, O love divine”)
Bianco da Siena; translated from Italian by Richard Frederick Littledale
TUNE: “Down Ampney” • 6 6 11 D
Page 710
PENTECOST
Qui Procedis Ab Utroque
(“Holy Paraclete, life-giver”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
TUNE: “Alles Ist An Gottes Segen” • 887 D
Page 711
HOLY TRINITY
Gott Vater Sei Gepriesen
(“God Father, praise and glory”)
Translation: Fr. John Ernest Rothensteiner
TUNE: “Gott Vater Sei Gepriesen” • 76 76 R
Page 712
HOLY TRINITY
“To Thee, O Gracious Father”
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
TUNE: “Thaxted” • 13 13 13 13 14 14
Page 714
HOLY TRINITY
Adesto Pater Domine
(“Be present, Father, Lord of all”)
Translation: Alan Gordon McDougall
FIRST TUNE: “Cupertino” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 715
HOLY TRINITY
Adesto Pater Domine
(“Be present, Father, Lord of all”)
Translation: Alan Gordon McDougall
SECOND TUNE: “Song 34” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 716
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
FIRST TUNE: “Oriel” • 87 87 87
Page 717
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
SECOND TUNE: “Breton” • 87 87 87
Page 718
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
THIRD TUNE: “Regent Square” • 87 87 87
Page 719
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
FOURTH TUNE: “Dulce Carmen” • 87 87 87
Page 720
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
FIFTH TUNE: “Davost” • 87 87 87
Page 721
HOLY TRINITY
God Our Father, Lord Of Glory
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Text only—can be used with any 87 87 87
Page 722
HOLY TRINITY
Almighty God, Majestic King
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
TUNE: “Lasst Uns Erfreuen” • 88 88 A
Page 723
HOLY TRINITY
We Pray Thee, Heavenly Father
Based on a work by Vincent S. Coles
TUNE: “Thaxted” • 13 13 13 13 13 14
Page 724
HOLY TRINITY
O Pater Sancte, Mitis Atque Pie
(“Father most holy, gracious and forgiving”)
Translation: Msgr. Ronald A. Knox
TUNE: “Iste Confessor” • 11 11 11 5
Page 726
EUCHARIST
O Jesus, We Adore Thee
Translation: Fr. Irvin M. Udulutsch, Capuchin
TUNE: “Udulutsch” • 76 76 R
Page 727
EUCHARIST
Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All
Translation: Fr. Frederick William Faber, Oratorian
TUNE: “Sweet Sacrament” • 88 88 R
Page 729
EUCHARIST
O Jesus Christ, Remember
by Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
TUNE: “Aurelia” • 76 76 D
Page 730
EUCHARIST
In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament
“Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor” by George Hugh Bourne
FIRST TUNE: “Westminster Abbey F” • 87 87 87
Page 731
EUCHARIST
In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament
“Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor” by George Hugh Bourne
SECOND TUNE: “Lauda Anima” • 87 87 87
Page 732
EUCHARIST
In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament
“Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor” by George Hugh Bourne
THIRD TUNE: “Runnells” • 87 87 87
Page 733
EUCHARIST
In The Presence Of The Blessed Sacrament
“Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor” by George Hugh Bourne
Text only—can be used with any 87 87 87
Page 734
EUCHARIST
Panis Angelicus, Fit Panis Hominum
Translation: Textus originalis Latinus
TUNE: “Charleroi” • 12 12 12 8
These are the final Verses of “Sacris Solemniis” by St. Thomas Aquinas
Page 735
EUCHARIST
O Esca Viatorum
(“O Food the pilgrim needeth”)
FIRST TUNE: “In Allen Meinen Thaten” • 776 D
The Latin text is also included, in a metrical (singable) version.
Page 736
EUCHARIST
O Esca Viatorum
(“O Food the pilgrim needeth”)
SECOND TUNE: “O Esca Viatorum” • 776 D
The Latin text is also included, in a metrical (singable) version.
Page 737
EUCHARIST
O Esca Viatorum
(“O Food the pilgrim needeth”)
THIRD TUNE: “Innsbruck” • 776 D
The Latin text is also included, in a metrical (singable) version.
Page 738
EUCHARIST
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.
Page 739
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
O Salutaris Hostia
(“O saving Victim opening wide”)
TUNE: “Duguet” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 740
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Behold Our Lord Transfigured
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
FIRST TUNE: “Aurelia” • 76 76 D
Page 741
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Behold Our Lord Transfigured
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
SECOND TUNE: “King’s Lynn” • 76 76 D
Page 742
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Behold Our Lord Transfigured
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
THIRD TUNE: “Crüger” • 76 76 D
Page 743
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Behold Our Lord Transfigured
by Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
Text only—can be used with any 76 76 D
Page 744
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Quicumque Christum Quaeritis
(“All ye who seek on Christ to gaze”)
Translation: Fr. John Fitzpatrick, Oblate of Mary
TUNE: “Duguet” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 745
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Quicumque Christum Quaeritis
(“O ye, the truly wise, who in the Lord delight”)
Translation: Robert Campbell of Skerrington
TUNE: “Festal Song” • 66 86 (SM)
Page 746
EUCHARIST — TRANSFIGURATION
Lux Alma, Jesu, Mentium
(“Light of the anxious heart”)
Translation: (Saint) John Henry Cardinal Newman, Oratorian
TUNE: “Potsdam” • 66 86 (SM)
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 747
PRECIOUS BLOOD
Blessed Lamb, On Calvary’s Mountain
by Matthew Bridges
TUNE: “Lauda Anima” • 87 87 87
Page 748
PRECIOUS BLOOD
Quis Est Iste Qui Venit De Edom? (Isaias 63)
Adaptation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
TUNE: “Ecclesia” • 87 87 87 87 87 87
Page 750
SACRED HEART
Quicumque Certum Quaeritis
(“All ye who seek a comfort sure”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
TUNE: “St Bernard” • 86 86 (CM)
Page 751
SACRED HEART
Summi Parentis Filio
(“To Christ, the Prince of Peace”)
Translation: Fr. Edward Caswall, Oratorian
TUNE: “Festal Song” • 66 86 (SM)
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 753
CHRIST THE KING
Te Saeculorum Principem
(“The Prince of ages and of man”)
Translation: Fr. John Fitzpatrick, Oblate of Mary
TUNE: “Hilderstone” • 88 88 (LM)
Page 754
CHRIST THE KING
Hail Redeemer, King Divine
by Fr. Patrick Brennan, Redemptorist
FIRST TUNE: “St George” • 77 77 D
Page 755
CHRIST THE KING
Hail Redeemer, King Divine
by Fr. Patrick Brennan, Redemptorist
SECOND TUNE: “Paschal Lamb” • 77 77 D
Page 756
CHRIST THE KING
Christ Is King Of Earth And Heaven
by Fr. Ivor Daniel
TUNE: “Rustington” • 87 87 D
Page 757
CHRIST THE KING
Christ Is King Of Earth And Heaven
by Fr. Ivor Daniel
Text only—can be used with any 87 87
Page 758
CHRIST THE KING
Thee, O Christ, The Prince Of Ages
by Fr. Percival Jones
TUNE: “Breton” • 87 87 87
A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Page 759
CHRIST THE KING
Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus ímperat!
(“To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King”)
Translation by Monsignor Martin B. Hellriegel
TUNE: “Ich Glaub An Gott” • 87 87 R Iambic
Page 760
OUR LADY
Salve Mundi Domina
(“Hail, the world and heaven’s Queen”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
FIRST TUNE: “Ave Virgo Virginum” • 76 76 D
Page 761
OUR LADY
Salve Mundi Domina
(“Hail, the world and heaven’s Queen”)
Translation: Fr. Dominic Popplewell
SECOND TUNE: “Tempus Adest Floridum” • 76 76 D
