The Traditional Roman Hymnal

SPIRAL BOUND ORGAN/CHOIR EDITION.As promised, this second edition is greatly improved: containing over 400 chants and hymns (50% more than the first edition), with the harmonizations brought into conformity with what is commonly in use. We have also made vast improvements to the organization of the materials.It contains all the most commonly-used chants and hymns in traditional communities including:* Ordinary Chants of the Mass, Asperges, Vidi Aquam, tones for the Mass responses, etc.* Kyriale (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) in Gregorian notation for ten Masses. Five Credos * Hymns and chants for every liturgical season, Feast day, and general use, e.g., Sacred Heart, Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Souls, etc. * Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament* Confirmation Service* Marriage Service and Nuptial Mass* Requiem Mass and Burial Service * Litany of the Saints, Rogation days Procession, Forty Hours Devotion. This is the Spiral Bound Choir/Organ version of our 2nd edition Traditional Hymnal making it easier for organists to use. It contains all the indices of the Choir Edition to make this one of the easiest hymnals to use. We've included an index for Titles, Authors, Translators, and Composers, and even included a compatibility index to the first edition hymnal.

After several years of work, we are pleased to announce the arrival of the long-awaited release of The Traditional Roman Hymnal - Choir Edition. This volume contains the full musical notation and nearly 100 more pages than the Pew edition. We also have a spiral bound Organ edition. As promised, the second edition is greatly improved. This new edition contains over 400 chants and hymns (50% more than the first edition), with the harmonizations brought into conformity with what is commonly in use. We have also made vast improvements to the organization of the materials.It contains all the most commonly-used chants and hymns in traditional communities including:* Ordinary Chants of the Mass, Asperges, Vidi Aquam, tones for the Mass responses, etc.* Kyriale (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) in Gregorian notation for ten Masses. Five Credos * Hymns and chants for every liturgical season, Feast day, and general use, e.g., Sacred Heart, Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Souls, etc. * Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament* Confirmation Service* Marriage Service and Nuptial Mass* Requiem Mass and Burial Service * Litany of the Saints, Rogation days Procession, Forty Hours Devotion. This is the Choir/Organ version of our 2nd edition Traditional Hymnal and contains multiple indices to make this one of the easiest hymnals to use. We've included an index for Titles, Authors, Translators, and Composers, and even included a compatibility index to the first edition hymnal. 560 pp. Choir Edition. Hardcover with durable sewn binding.

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"Music and silence-how I detest them both!"Screwtape, under-secretary to the devil, The Screwtape Letters by C. S. LewisIt's easy to see why the enemies of mankind would hate and fear both sacred silence and sacred music. Both bring joy, spur contemplation, and draw the soul nearer to the Lord. Both have been part of our private prayer as well as our communal liturgy for thousands of years.The Psalms-biblical songs of praise, supplication, and wonder-have been sung for three thousand years. Naturally, Jesus, His disciples, and later the early Christian community also sang hymns (from the Greek word meaning "songs of praise"), as The New Testament makes clear. We sing because we love, and sung praise elevates our words, takes them out of the realm of the commonplace, and increases our joy. The holy pleasure of singing to God involves the entire person-spirit, heart, mind, and body-and unites us not only with the Divine but also with one another as a worshiping community.This collection of hymns for the singing Catholic congregation exemplifies the best of the genre. These songs are religiously orthodox, beautiful, sacred, and-for the most part-familiar. But here you will also find worthy hymn tunes and texts that are new to you.We present this book to propose not that hymns replace the proper chants for that days Mass* but live happily alongside them. In most instances the proper chants for processions are the prerogative of cantors and choirs and, as they change very day as part of the Mass aren't practical to be sung by the congregation. Hymns, on the other hand, belong to all the faithful and serve as a key means of the "active participation" spoken of in Vatican II's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Hymns have been sung as an important part of the Liturgy of the Hours for century upon century, so they are nothing new, new only to be sung at Mass. "To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalmody, antiphons, and songs, as well as by actions, gestures, and bodily attitudes. And at the proper times all should observe a reverent silence."Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Vatican II, 1963), Paragraph 30In a parish where the scriptures are sung, the introit will accompany the procession of the ministers and the cross. Clergy, choir, and people can then sing a congregational hymn. The same is true at offertory and Communion: hymns can follow the proper chants. And at the conclusion of Mass, a suitable hymn can send the people forth with the praise of Almighty God on their lips.May this book bring joy to all who sing from it! What is the source of the Sung Antiphons for the Roman liturgy Mass?The proper texts of the Antiphons of the Roman liturgy may be found in: Graduale Romanum; English translations of these texts are also widely available. The antiphons from the Roman Missal, third edition, may also serve as proper texts. For more information see: Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Vatican II, 1963), Musicam Sacram (Instruction on Music in the Liturgy, 1967)The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 2010.

Excerpt from The Roman Hymnal: A Complete Manual of English Hymns and Latin Chants for the Use of Congregations, Schools, Colleges, and Choirs Most earnestly do we desire that our people should be accustomed to sing together, and for that object we wish that in all our schools the children should be taught the elements of music, and thus choral singing would soon become almost universal in our churches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.