Church Music

CWB II has some traditional hymnody for these occasions. I note they always use tunes that fit well enough but are not the most commonly used settings.

420 Let All on Earth Their Voices Raise

CWB II says this is based on Exultet caelum laudibus but does not mention the author/translator. Other sources say it was written by Richard Mant and the text with minor variations is at Hymnary. Here it is set to OLD 100th but TALLIS CANON is the more common setting.

421 Th’eternal Gifts of Christ the King

C4th Latin text by St Ambrose: Aeterna Christi munera, translated by John Mason Neale and here set to DEO GRACIAS. The text is at Hymnary.

422 Sing We Now the Glorious Martyrs

This text is by Genevieve Glen OSB and is in the preview at OCP. There it is set to IN BABILONE but in CWB II they use STUTTGART.

423 By All Your Saints Still Striving

This is by Horatio Nelson and is set to AURELIA in CWB II. They give a whole page of specific texts for saint’s days that replace the second stanza. The text is here.

424 This is the Feast Day of the Lord’s True Witness.

This is a translation of a C8 Latin text Iste confessor and set to ISTE CONFESSOR (OK, I suspect that is its usual setting this time.) I can’t find the specific translation used here online.

Quite a few of these are chants, which I am not going to attempt on Band in a Box and I have covered many in the past so I should be able to get through these quickly.

403 Alma Redemptoris Mater

Text and translation

404 Ave Regina Caelorum

Text and translation

405 Regina caeli, laetare

Text and translation

406 Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae

Text and translation

407 Gentle Virgin Mother

This is a translation of a C9 Latin text Ave maris stella. It is set to ST MARTIN. The text is here.

408 Hail, Queen of Heav’n, the Ocean Star

409 Hail, Holy Queen Enthoned Above

410 Holy Virgin, by God’s Decree

This is a text by Jean-Paul Lecot (trans W.R. Lawrence) with a tune by Paul Decha. The text is here. CWB II suggests it is out of copyright but it was copyright Kevin Mayhew in the past and can be found in their Catholic Hymns Old & New.

411 Mary, Mother of Good Counsel

Text by Murray J. Kroetsch and here set to HYFRYDOL. The text is at Hymnary.

412 My Spirit Sings

This is a lovely Michael Mangan song based on the Magnificat and was composed only 24 years ago, which is some sort of Marian miracle in this collection.

It is from his collection Forever I Will Sing and you can download the lyrics at his website.

413 O Holy Mary

414 Servant of the Word (415 O Sanctissima)

English text by Edward M. Grosz (a version of O Sanctissima) and both are here set to O DU FROHLICHE. CWB II suggest there is no copyright on the words but I’m not so sure so I’ll leave you to read them in the book.

416 Immaculate Mary, We Praise God In You

When I blogged this originally it was obvious the text had many variants. I note CWB II has nine verses, which may be a record. Cantus Mundi has these seven. CWB II changes the first line to the title above – most versions have a different text. Mary at Godsongs sheds some light on this song for us.

417 Sing We of the Blessed Mother

I’ve blogged this set to OMNE DEI but CWB II uses PLEADING SAVIOUR.

418 There Is Nothing Told

419 Sub tuum praesidium

C3 Coptic text in a Latin translation ie the oldest Marian hymn known. The music is by Louis Lambilotte. The text is here.

Done.

I’ve gone back to WLP’s Voices As One Vol 2 for this song by Paul A Tate that was used recently at Ryan’s parish. It looks fine for gathering and sending and other liturgical tasks, especially during Advent and Christmas.

The sheet music can be purchased at WLP where the text is in their sample pages.

Entrance: Alleluia, Love is Alive (Angrisano, Manibusan, Hart)

Psalm 144 (McKenna)

I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.

Gifts: A New Commandment (Unknown)

Communion: Bread of Heaven (Manibusan-Hart)

Thanksgiving: O Sacred Flame (Marshall)

Recessional: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158

CWB II recommends this for the Common of the Dedication of a Church or Altar. It is a translation of a ?C9 Latin text Christe, cunctorum dominator alme and set to CHRISTE SANCTORUM.

A slightly different translation is on p 453 of this document.

Entrance: Like a Shepherd (Dufford) AOV 1/26

Psalm 99 (McKenna)

We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Gifts: Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) AOV 1/33

Communion: In the Breaking of the Bread (Hurd)  AOV 1/58

Thanksgiving: The Lord is My Shepherd (Boniwell) AOV 1/26

Recessional: Christ be Our Light (Farrell) AOV 2/3

397 Jesus, In Your Heart We Find

is actually for the Sacred Heart of Jesus but I’ve already blogged that hymn so …

CWB II gives you hymns for Christ the King as long as all you want is old tunes and traditional hymnody:

398 Christ Is King! O Friends Rejoice

The text and sheet music are at Hymnary. The tune is VULPIUS and the text is by George K. A. Bell.

399 Christ, Our Lord, the Prince of Ages

Godsongs has the original anonymous lyrics, which, while softened for modern tastes in CWB II – no words about heresy these days – are still pretty stodgy . It is set to LAUDA ANIMA.

The CWB II text is:

Christ our Lord, the Prince of ages,
Christ the nations' glorious King,
Whom we praise with exultation,
Saints and angels answering,
To your throne with true devotion,
Hearts and minds and senses bring.

Come, O Lord, and claim your kingdom,
Rebel hearts your grace can gain;
Bend the stubborn will of rulers
Who from homage still refrain:
In the home as in the city
Be supreme, O Christ, and reign.

O our own dear land, Australia,
Let the light of mercy shine,
That, in holy Church united,
All may know the saving sign:
Christ, upon the cross uplifted, 
Drawing all with love divine.

400 Hail, Redeemer, King Divine!

401 To Jesus Christ, Our Sov’reign King

Since I have already done:

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

… I have finished the songs in CWB II for Trinity Sunday and have arrived at songs for Corpus Christi.

I did a whole Mass of Corpus Christi songs here some time ago but CWB II has some suggestions for the sequence.

395: Ecce panis angelorum / See, the bread of angels given

This is the sequence for the Body and Blood of Christ in chant mode with a text by Thomas Aquinas translated by Henry W. Baker.

The text is at the end of this bulletin.

It sounds like this:

396a Come, Behold the Bread of Angels

This is the last two verses of 396b Praise, O Zion, Christ Our Glory / Lauda sion by Thomas Aquinas and here translated by John G Hibbard and set to PICARDY. The text is in this bulletin.

This is another song that is for Trinity Sunday. It is by Omar Westendorf, the founder of WLP.

It is set to GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN.

The text is here. It appears to have been altered for CWB II:

Redeemed of Adam’s race -> O heirs of Adam’s race

We live in Him as one -> We are in Christ made one

I’m not sure what was unacceptable theologically there but I’m sure I can be enlightened.

Now for some confusion a near identical text is attributed to Mark Evans. Since he has the same birth year I suspect it is a pseudonym.

Getting back into the music for specific liturgies in Catholic Worship Book II is this song set for Trinity Sunday with a simple direct text by Michael Perry.

You can find the words at Jubilate. They have it set to DIM OND IESU but CWB II sets it to STUTTGART.