Monthly Archives: July 2025

This is a version of the Breastplate of St Patrick and CWB I chose to set this version’s text by Cecil Francis Humphries Alexander to an old old Irish tune, DEIRDRE. I have already blogged this from the Praise to … Continue reading →

This is another Canticle where CWB II decided to use the more usual setting, in this case KINGSFOLD, which I blogged here, instead of the more out there choice of David Clark Isele‘s setting for the Benedictus. Hymnary has suggestions … Continue reading →

This was also in CWB II set to BANGOR, but the earlier edition used CONSOLATION aka MORNING SONG. This tune is more likely by Elkanah Dare than “Mr Dean” – see Hymnary. The text is by Frank Quinn, which is … Continue reading →

This has the same Michael Joncas tune MAGNIFICAT that I blogged here, but the text is listed as written by John Theodore Mueller, based on Luke 1:46-55. Except that it is actually his translation of Hermann Bonuss’s text as noted … Continue reading →

CWB II set this to RENDEZ A DIEU, which I blogged here, but CWB I chose WEISSE (GOTTOB, ES GEHT). Hymnary lists ten possible settings for this text but none are this tune. They list 26 texts linked to this … Continue reading →