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Vatican II Hymnal - where?

Can anyone tell me if/where I can access the hymns from the Vatican II hymnal? The links I have to CCWatershed all now go to their new hymnal (St. JB). Did the old links and hymns go away? Thank you.

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Guidance on creating our own hymnal

Hi All,I am looking for some advice/input on how to go about typesetting our own parish hymnal. It is our goal to create a comprehensive hymnal for TLM parishes, possibly could be sold by FSSP...

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Looking for Hymns for Feast of St. Augustine

I am looking for suggestions for hymns for the Feast of St. Augustine ... and even programs used for this feast. Thank you, Bob Costa Mesa, CA

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New Hymn Text: The Beatific Vision

A hymn text I wrote for my Hymnody class project. Free to use without misattribution or alteration.The Beatific Vision1. Light of light, all light bestowing on Eve's daughters, Adam's sons: May I know...

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Hymns mentioned in David Torkington's "The Hermit"

In the last chapter of Torkington's "The Hermit", Peter the hermit teaches the book's main character "his signature method of prayer". When he comes to meditating texts, he suggests - apart of the...

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Proper hymns for the Nativity of our Lady?

Does anyone know of any proper hymns for the Nativity of B.V. Mary? Or a suitable hymn that can be more closely tied to the mystery celebrated by this feast? I have only found one (which is partially...

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Revision of Marier's "Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Canticles"?

Browsing through this hymnal for about the fourth time (I request it through inter-library loan every year or so, it seems), I'm dying to know: *Are there plans for this hymnal to be revised and...

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Imprimatur - Road Test

I've got a hymnal in the works and sure that within this group that there are those just as qualified as a diocesan censor. If you would like to have a go at playing Censor, please email me at...

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Sequence for the Conception of the BV Mary - Dies iste celebrétur

In case anyone appreciates this, we in the Orthodox Church also celebrate with great prominence this ancient feast, despite not using the term "Immaculate" in any official sense, we do not deny the...

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New national hymn to Our Lady

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Here is a new text set to MOREEN, an old Irish air best known as "The Minstrel Boy."1. O blessed Mother, holy MaidWho knoweth all...

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Hymn text on the four Marian dogmas: "Blessed Mary Ever-Virgin"

Grace and peace, everyone! It is the ex-Anglican newbie again.Here is a Marian text I wrote, meter 8.7.8.7.8.7. I rather like it with GRAFTON; it also works with ST. THOMAS (Wade) and PANGE LINGUA,...

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Hymn text: prayer of St. Michael the Archangel

Esteemed colleagues: I know many of you are hymn writers...I would like some feedback on my attempt at arranging the prayer of St. Michael for 7676D. I have in the mind the tune AURELIA and to use it...

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Hymns to St. Gerard

Does anyone here recognize the hymns or the melodies? I received them from two different sources back in May but they were unable to tell me anything about the author or composer. There is one that is...

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New text for a funeral hymn: "For All God's Children Fallen"

Grace and peace, everyone. Here is a funeral-hymn text of mine: "For All God's Children Fallen." It is in 76. 76. D (iambic) and so works with several tunes, most notably PASSION CHORALE, though I also...

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Any good hymn texts on "Truth"?

Greetings all, I was wondering if anyone knows of or has written a good hymn text that hammers home the fact that the truths of the Faith are just that: the truth (and that Truth doesn't change). Seems...

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Baccalaureate Mass During Advent

I am an undergraduate at Ave Maria University and direct the Camerata, our student-led choir that sings for the masses on campus. We have been asked to sing for a baccalaureate mass in December to...

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Saint Michael Hymanl

Does anyone have any insights into a forthcoming new edition of SMH, and the changes therein?

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Patriotic hymns in Latin

I'm looking for Latin hymn texts that are broadly patriotic, or prayers for the nation, or for peace. If they have music with them, all the better. I don't recall the Analecta Hymnica having a topic...

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Hymn page turns

Who'da guessed the Vii (7?) V-ii (dominant-supertonic?) V2 Hymnal had a venerable precedent in Johann Zewalt Triemer's print of Tate & Brady?

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Free. Hymns. SATB.

PDF of entire hymnal: FreePDF of all individual hymns: FreeBUY the Printed Book $12.71Your choice today: 0.00, 0.00, $12.71. A Book of Catholic Hymns

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