Hymns

Posts in Comfortable Words tagged ‘Hymns’

Eastertide

April 13 os

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The Day of Resurrection St John Damascene

An eighth-century hymn of the Greek Church, for Easter Day

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing Charles Wesley

The most famous of all Charles Wesley’s Christmas hymns celebrates the birth of Christ, in company with the shepherds of Bethlehem.

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Thus Angels Sung George Wither

A Christmas hymn from the seventeenth century, recalling the song the angels sang to the shepherds of Bethlehem.

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By James Tissot (1836-1902), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Hearken to the Solemn Voice Charles Wesley

A hymn looking to the coming of Christ in judgement, sung at the Wesleys’ New Year’s Eve watch-nights.

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A Collect for Christmas Eve The Sarum Missal

A short prayer from the Sarum Missal, for the night before Christmas.

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© Jonathan Billinger, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eternal Glory of the Sky The Roman Liturgy

A hymn for the morning, from the Mediaeval service books of the Roman Church.

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Come, Holy Ghost, All-Quick’ning Fire Charles Wesley

A hymn addressed to the Holy Spirit as God’s royal seal upon the heart.

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Let Us Extol the Cross’s Praise Adam of St Victor

A Sequence for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, from the Sarum Use.

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