The St. Gregory hymnal and Catholic choir book
Book details
- Title
- The St. Gregory hymnal and Catholic choir book
- Author
- American
- Publication year listed
- 1920
- Format
- Public domain eBook
- Reading access
- Free online reader; no registration required
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About this book
The St. Gregory hymnal and Catholic choir book
Author: Montani, Nicola A. (Nicola Aloysius), 1880-1948
Year: 1920
CONTENTS THE ENGLISH SECTION The English section contains over 150 Hymns for ADVENT, CHRISTMAS, LENT and PASSIONTIDE, PALM SUNDAY, EASTERTIDE, PENTECOST, HOLY TRINITY, CORPUS CHRISTI, THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, THE BLESSED VIRGIN, THE SAINTS (including a new hymn to ST. JEANNE d'ARC), HOLY COMMUNION (including the ACTS, DIVINE PRAISES, eta) FOR CHILDREN, HOLY SOULS and Hymns for general use. THE TEXTS The Texts are from approved sources and have been selected with particular care. The translations are by recognized authorities and are for the most part taken from the Breviary. Many new Hymns have been especially written for this collection and constitute a most important feature of the Hymnal. THE MUSIC This Hymnal contains devotional melodies from traditional sources and, so far as known, are truly Catholic in origin. The editor has selected typical melodies from sources heretofore neglected by American and English Hymnologists. Melodies and Hymn tunes that are known and loved by the French, Slovak, Polish, Italian, German, and other Catholics, are here given in their original form with appropriate English texts. The melodies have been so arranged as to be well within the range of the