O Jesus, Thou the Beauty Art is a liturgical hymn from the Breviary for the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. The text comes from a larger sacred poem, Jesu, Dulcis Memoria. The text is thought to be composed by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (although there’s disagreement about this fact.) The translation into English was done… Continue reading O Jesus, Thou the Beauty Art
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Hark, a Herald Voice is Calling
Hark, a Herald Voice is Calling is a hymn for Advent that has been used by the Church since the 5th or 6th century. Originally the Latin hymn Vox clara ecce intonant, it was revised by Pope Urban VIII for the 1632 Roman Breviary with the new first line: En Clara Vox Redarguit. My favorite melody for… Continue reading Hark, a Herald Voice is Calling
