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Catholic Hymns (1860)
by Henry Formby
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Catholic Hymns,

ARRANGED IN ORDER FOR
THE CHIEF FESTIVALS, THE FEASTS OF SAINTS, ETC.,
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.


NEW EDITION,
REVISED AND ENLARGED.

LONDON:
BURNS AND LAMBERT,

Imprimatur.

N. CARDINALIS WISEMAN.

May 3d, 1853.

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(To the Second Edition.)


The Hymns are given in the same order in the following reprint as in the preceding smaller edition, in order to prevent confusion with the corresponding volume of music adapted to it. The feature of novelty in the present edition is the addition of a select number of fresh Hymns that have become popular and well known.

The Hymns contained in this collection are, with but few exceptions, the production of living Catholic authors, and a large proportion of them are original. The few poems to which no author's name is affixed have been selected from different Catholic Hymn-books in use in the dioceses of the United States of America. These have been carefully revised, and in some instances cast into an almost entirely new form. One or two well-known hymns of Father Faber have, with the author's permission, been varied slightly, for the sake of the tune, from the original text. The Hymns for "The Assumption," "May Jesus Christ be praised!" "Divine Grace," "The Last Farewell," come from the pen of the Rev. Father Caswall, and the "Hymn for the Month of May" from the pen of Dr. Newman. The Editors also feel a pleasure in being allowed to add, that the poems of this collection, and also of the Catholic Sacred Songs, signed "Sister M. J." in the table of contents, are due to the talent and piety of a member of the Convent of Sisters of Mercy in Charleville, in the County of Cork.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

In Alphabetical order, referring to the Title of each Hymn.


No.
A Child's Hymn to the Blessed Virgin C. M. C. 25
Advent Hymn Caswall. 03
An Evening Hymn to the Blessed Virgin 24
 
Christmas Hymn, I. Caswall. 04
Christmas Hymn, II. Caswall. 05
Come, O Creator Spirit Caswall. 58
 
Divine Grace Caswall. 35
Divine Providence C. M. C. 40
 
Easter Hymn, I. M. L. 10
Easter Hymn, II. Caswall. 11
Evening Hymn Caswall. 02
 
Faith of our fathers Faber. 37
Faith of our fathers (for Ireland) Faber. 37
Feast of Corpus Christi Caswall. 14
Feast of the Annunciation of B. V. M. Caswall. 17
Feast of the Ascension Caswall. 12
 
Feast of the Assumption of B. V. M. Caswall. 20
Feast of the Immaculate Conception C. M. C. 23
Feast of the most Sacred Heart Caswall. 15
 
Gratitude for the early knowledge of God Sister M. J. 28
 
Hail, holy Joseph, hail Faber. 16
Hail, Queen of Heaven Lingerd. 57
Hail, thou Star of Ocean Caswall. 27
Hail to Thee Caswall. 46
Holy Innocents Caswall. 06
Hymn before the Image of Mary Caswall. 39
Hymn for Good Friday Caswall. 09
Hymn for Pentecost Caswall. 12
Hymn for the Epiphany Caswall. 07
Hymn for the month of May Newman. 58
Hymn of St. Francis Xavier Caswall. 55
Hymn of Thanksgiving, &c., I. 43
Hymn of Thanksgiving, &c., II. 44
Hymn to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament C. M. C. 42
Hymn to the Blessed Sacrament Faber. 45
Hymn to the Good Shepherd M. L. 29
Hymn to the Precious Blood Caswall. 49
Hymn to the Sacred Heart Caswall. 47
Hymn to the Sacred Wounds Faber. 48
Hymn to the Seven Dolours of B. V. M. Caswall. 54
 
If e'er my heart in riper years Sister M. J. 41
 
Litany of the Birth of Jesus C. M. C. 30
Litany of the Childhood of Jesus C. M. C. 31
Litany of the Passion of Jesus C. M. C. 32
Litany of the Resurrection of Jesus C. M. C. 33
 
May Jesus Christ be praised Caswall. 34
Morning Hymn Caswall. 01
Mother of Almighty God Caswall. 51
Mother of Mercy Faber. 36
Mother of our Lord Caswall. 52
 
Sing, Sing, ye Angel Bands Faber. 50
Stabat Mater Caswall. 53
Star of Jacob Caswall. 23
St. Aloysius C. M. C. 18
St. Anne, mother of B. V. M. Caswall. 19
St. Teresa Father Edgar. 22
 
The last farewell Caswall. 36
The Help of Christians Caswall. 52
The Holy Angel Guardian Sister M. J. 21
The Holy Name of Jesus Caswall. 06

Music, suitable for this collection of Hymns, may be had in a separate 4to Volume, "Catholic Hymns," &c., arranged for Singing in Parts and for the Organ, with the words, in full. Price 2s. 6d.

"See down his face and neck and breast
His sacred blood descend."—p. 14.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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