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This has the same Latin derivation as yesterday’s hymn but with a different translation, this time by Peter Scagnelli. The text is here (page 3). It is set to JESU DULCIS MEMORIA.

This is another hymn for the Morning Office. It is a c6 text Jam Christe, sol justitiate and is here set to ROCKINGHAM. The text is here.

I’m going to dip in an out of all the songs for the Daily Office – many are merely antiphons for narrow purposes – but essential if you are doing these prayers all the time. This is a whole song, … Continue reading →

I’m going to skip some chant for Adoration from this collection: 167 The Divine Praises 168-169 Adoremus in aeturnam 170 O Sacrament Most Holy – this is from The Grail – music Charles Gonoud. For the Liturgy of the Hours, … Continue reading →

The next section in CWB II is songs for the worship of the Eucharist outside of Mass. Exposition and Adoration are not forms of liturgy nor spirituality to which I am drawn, but this book has plenty of music for … Continue reading →

The lovely thing about this first volume of Catholic Worship Book II is its comprehensive nature as a liturgical resource. Just when you thought every funeral song ever written was already covered they throw in the Latin chants. I’ve never … Continue reading →

From the seemingly inexhaustible supply of liturgical music for funerals in CWB II there is this much loved song by Ernest Sands with a refrain based in In paradisum and verses from Psalm 27 (26). The text is here. The … Continue reading →

This is yet another funeral song, this time Bob Dufford‘s adaptation of In paradisum. CWB II just gives the refrain, so if you want the whole song with all the verses you’ll have to buy it at OCP, where the … Continue reading →

This is just the ICEL text of In Paradisum set to TALLIS’ CANON. 1 May saints and angels lead you on, Escorting you where Christ has gone. Now he has called you, come to him Who sits above the seraphim. … Continue reading →

Mary at Godsongs posted about this lovely song by Michael Joncas. It is his paraphrase of Psalm 23 and a prayerful response to the Covid 19 epidemic. The text and music have been posted here for now but I think … Continue reading →