Catholic Hymn Book - RPI, Nigeria

This Catholic hymn book was co-published by RPI and St Pauls for the Regional Pastoral Institute in Ede, Osum State, Nigeria

As well as the selection of hymns grouped according to liturgical use, there are special prayers, Order of the Mass, Rosary and Way of the Cross, it has guidelines about hymns and psalms for particular occasions.

There are 366 hymns in total: 23 are in Latin, one a mix of Latin and English, and the rest in English.

It has an imprimatur from Most Rev Dr Alba Job, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan Province, 1998, and a foreword by Bishop Anthony B Gbujii, Bishop of Issele-Uku, dated 4 November 1976.

ISBN 978-33734-1-2

Reprinted May 2005 by Indria Printers, New Delhi

The flyleaf states "all rights reserved", but there is no copyright information or acknowledgement for the hymns that are included.

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Table of Contents

Title (first-line)	Number
Abba Father	42A
Abba, Father, send your spirit / Glory, hallelujah, Glory Jesus Christ Number of verses: 9 Recommended uses: Entrance
Abide with Me	218
Abide with me fast falls the eventide Number of verses: 5
Accept Almighty Father	43
Accept almighty Father these gifts of bread and wine Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Entrance
Adeste Fideles	317
Adeste fideles / Venite adoramus Key: Latin Number of verses: 4
Adoramus and Laudate	318
Adoremus aeternum, sanctissimum sacramentum Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Adoro te Devote	319
Adoro te devote latens Deitas Key: Latin Number of verses: 7
All Glory Praise and Honour	126
All glory, praise and honour to thee redeemer King / All glory praise and honor Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
All Good Gifts	66
We plough the fields and scatter / All good gifts around us Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
All Man's Labour	44
All man's labour can produce / May this lowly bread and wine Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Offertory
All my Life	127
All of my life I will praise the living god / Bless the Lord, O my soul Number of verses: 11 Recommended uses: Recessional
All People that on Earth	1
All people that on earth do dwell Based on: Psalm 100 Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
All that I Am	46
All that I am, all that I do Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Offertory
All the Earth	2
All the earth proclaim the Lord / Serve you the Lord, heart filled with gladness Based on: Psalm 100 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Entrance
All You Who Seek a Comfort Sure	191
All ye who see a comfort sure in trouble and distress Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Lent
Alleluia Praise the Lord	219
Hallelujah, alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord for it's good Number of verses: 1
Almighty Father Take this Bread	45
Almighty Father take this bread your people offer you Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Offertory
Amazing Grace	68
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Angels from the Realms of Glory	165
Angels from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Angels we Have Heard on High	166
Angels we have heard on high / Gloria in excelsis Deo Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Anima Christi	320
Anima Christi, sanctifica me Key: Latin Number of verses: 2
Are ye Able said the Master	69
""Are ye able"" said the master ""to be crucified with me?"" / Lord we are able, our spirits are thine Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion First published in 1926 Appears to be no longer copyright in the USA due to not being registered. Likely is still elsewhere
Are you Washed	70
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power / Are you washed, are you washed in the blood of the Lamb Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Arise and Shine	220
Number of verses: 1
Around the Altar	125c
Around the altar we sing and pray / Take his body singing, praying altogether Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
As the Dewy Shades of Even	290
As the dewy shades of even gather o'er the balmy air Number of verses: 4
As with Gladness Men of Old	167
As with gladness men of old did the guiding star behold Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
As your Family Lord	71
As your family Lord, see us here Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
At the Lamb's High Feast we Sing	203
At the Lamb's high feast we sing praise to our victorious king Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Attende Domine	321
Attende Domine et miserere / Ad te Rex summe, omnium redepmtor Key: Latin Number of verses: 5
Ave Maria O Maiden O Mother	291
Ave Maria, O maiden O mother / Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis Key: Latin and English Number of verses: 3
Ave Maria Stella	322
Ave Maria Stella, dei mater alma Key: Latin Number of verses: 7
Ave Regina Caelorium	323
Ave regina caelorium, ave Domina angelorum Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Ave Verum Corpus natum	324
Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Away in Manger	168
Away in manger no crib for a bed Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Beautiful Saviour King of Creation	340
Beautiful saviour, king of creation, son of God and son of man Number of verses: 2
Benedictus	325
Benedictus qui venit Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Bethlehem of Noblest Cities	169
Bethlehem of noblest cities, none can once with thee compare Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Bless the Lord	3
Glory to God, glory, O praise him alleluia! / Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Entrance
Blessed Assurance	125A
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine / This is my story, this is my song Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Blessed be God, Amen	128
Blessed be God, Amen Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Recessional
Blessed Lamb on Calvary's Mountain	192
Blessed lamb on Calvary's mountain, slain to take our sins away Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Lent
Blessed Saviour	271
Blessed saviour we adore thee / Glorious, glorious, glorious is thy name O Lord Number of verses: 3
Blessed Saviour Thee I Love	72
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Blowin' in the Wind	221
How many roads must a man walk down / The answer my friend Number of verses: 3
Bread you have Given Us	73
Bread you have given us Lord, that we may see / We come to sing at the table of love Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
Bring them in From the Fields of Sin	48
Hark 'tis the shepherd's voice I hear / Bring them in from the fields of sin Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
Bringing in the Sheaves	47
Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness / Bringing in the sheaves Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Offertory
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin, The (Magnificat)	307
Number of verses: 10
Canticle of the Three Children	129
O all you works for the Lord, bless the Lord / To him be the highest glory Number of verses: 18 Recommended uses: Recessional
Children in Thy Presence Met	222
Children in thy presence met, fill our hearts with holy fear Number of verses: 4
Children of Mary	292
Children of Mary high your voices raise Number of verses: 2
Christ Arose	204
Low in the grave he lay Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Christ be With Me, Christ Within Me	130
Christ be with me, Christ within me Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Recessional
Christ is my Rock	74
Christ is my rock, my refuge my stronghold / I know a man who loved to live free Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Christ is the king of heaven and earth	272
Christ is king of heaven and earth, let his subjects all proclaim Number of verses: 5
Christ our Pasch	206
Christ our Pasch has been slain / Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Christ the Lord is Risen Today	205
Christ the Lord is risen today, Christians, haste, your vow's to pray. Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Christmas Comes to Bless	170
Christmas comes to bless the earth with its wondrous heavenly birth Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
Churches where Men Are, The	115
The church is where men are, for there we find Christ / Let our light shine for all to see Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Come Down Lord	223
Come down Lord my son is ill / Do not come to my house I'm unworthy Number of verses: 3
Come God's Children	49
Come God's children, let us sing, alleluia Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Offertory
Come Holy Spirit Creator Come	207
Come holy spirit creator come, from thy bright heavenly throne Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Come Let us Sing	4
Come let us sing songs of glory / Glory! Sing glory! Glory Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Come Lord Jesus	156
Come Lord Jesus, the light is dying / Christ come quickly, there's danger at the door Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Advent
Come Praise the Lord	42B
Come praise the Lord, you children of the Lord Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Come Rock the Cradle for Him	171
Come rock the cradle for him, come in the crib adore him Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Come Sound his Praise Abroad	5
Come sound His praise abroad / Praise ye the Lord, Alleluia Based on: Psalm 95 Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Come Thou Almighty King	6
Come thou almighty king, help us your name to sing. Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Come Thou Long Expected Saviour	157
Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Advent
Come to Me Beloved	341
Come to me, beloved babe of Bethlehem Number of verses: 3
Come to the Springs of Living Water	7
Come to the springs of living water / Come from the distant valley to the mountain of the Lord Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Coming of our God, The	162
The coming of our God our thought must now employ Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Advent
Crown him with Many Crowns	273
Number of verses: 3
Cry Out With Joy to the Lord	8
Arise come to your God / Cry out with joy to the Lord all the earth Based on: Psalm 100 Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Daily Daily Sing to Mary	293
Daily, daily sing to Mary, sing my soul her praises due Number of verses: 5
Day is dying in the west	132
Day is dying in the west / Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
Dear Angel Ever at my Side	224
Dear angel ever at my side, how long must thou be Number of verses: 5
Dear Children Praise the Lord In All	342
Dear children, praise the Lord in / Dear children, praise his holy name Number of verses: 7
Dear Maker of the Starry Skies	158
Dear maker of the starry skies, light never lost by faithful eyes Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Advent
Earth O Lord Rejoices, The	36
The earth O Lord rejoices and sings with glad acclaim Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Easter Song, The	209
My Lord he Died for a Kingdom / Sing alleluia, the Lord is risen Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Ecce Panis Angelorum	326
Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Emmanuel	159
All who walk in darkness have seen a great light / O Come we are Waiting Emmanuel Based on: Isaiah Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Advent
Fade Fade each Earthly Joy	225
Fade, fade each earthly joy, Jesus is mine Number of verses: 4
Fading Still Fading	294
Fading still fading, the last beam is shining, Ave Maria the day is declining Number of verses: 4
Faith of our Fathers	226
Faith of our fathers living still, in spite of dungeon, fire and sword Number of verses: 4
Father Within Thy House Today	9
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Fight the Good Fight	133
Fight the good fight with all thy might Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
Firmly I Believe and Truly	227
Firmly I believe and truly, God is three and God is one Number of verses: 5
First Nowell, The	187
The first noel the angels did say / Noel, noel, noel, noel Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Christmas
For we are One	75
For we are one in the love of Christ / If in your life, love abounds Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
From Every Stormy Wind that Blows	228
From every stormy wind that blows, from every swelling tide that woes Number of verses: 5
Full in the Panting Heart of Rome	229
Full in the panting heart of Rome, beneath the apostles crownign dome Number of verses: 3
Future lies before me, The	266
O I often sit and ponder / Oh the future lies before me Number of verses: 3
Glorious God	134
Glorious God, king of creation / Lord of life, father almighty Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Recessional
Glory be to Jesus	193
Glory be to Jesus who in bitter pains Number of verses: 7
Glory be to the Father	135
Glory be to the Father, Glory be to the Son Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Recessional
Glory to God on High	76
Glory to God on high, peace to all good men / Sing out praise to God Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Communion
Glory to God, Glory!	136
Glory to God, Glory! / Praise Christ, the son of he living God Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
Go Prophet Go	137
Go, prophet, go / Go to the night-clubs, cabarets Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
Go Tell Everyone	231
God's spirit is in my heart / Go, tell everyone the news that the kingdom of God has come Number of verses: 4
Go Tell it on the Mountain	174
Go tell it on the mountain / When I was a learner, I sought both night and day Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
God Almighty	51
O brothers of Christ Jesus come / God Almighty, take our offering Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Offertory
God be With You Till we Meet Again	230
God be with you 'til we meet again / Til we meet again, till we meet again Number of verses: 4
God Gives His People Strength	77
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
God is Love	78
God is love and he who abides in love / The love of Christ has gathered us together Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
God Loves a Cheerful Giver	52
God loves a cheerful giver, give all you've got / Peter always made a fuss, Peter was impetuous Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
God of Mercy and Compassion	194
God of mercy and compassion, look with pity upon me / Jesus Lord I ask for mercy Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Lent
God our Father Everlastig	53
God our Father, everlasting, please accept the gifts we offer Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Offertory
God our Father Forgive Our Sin	195
God our Father, forgive our sins / Remember Lord Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Lent
God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen	172
God rest ye merry gentlemen Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Good Christian Men Rejoice	173
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
Grant to us O Lord	232
Grant to us O Lord a heart renewed, / Behold the days are coming says the Lord our God Number of verses: 4
Greet we this Mystery	79
Greet we this mystery yearly returning Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer	80
Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer / Bread of heaven Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Hail Holy Joseph Hail	233
Hail holy Joseph hail, husband of Mary hail. Number of verses: 6
Hail Jesus Hail	274
Hail Jesus Hail, who for my sake, blood from Mary's veins didst and shed it all for me Number of verses: 5
Hail O Mary Full of Grace	160
Hail O Mary full of grace, daughter true of David's race Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Advent
Hail Queen of Heaven	295
Hail queen of heaven, the ocean star Number of verses: 4
Hail Queen of the Heavens	296
Hail queen of the heavens, hail mistress of earth Number of verses: 3
Hail Redeemer King Divine	275
Hail redeemer king divine / Angels saints and nations sing Number of verses: 4
Hail this Joyful Day's Return	208
Hail this joyful day's return, hail the pentecostal morn Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Hail Thou Star of Ocean	297
Hail thou star of ocean, portal of the sky Number of verses: 4
Happy Indeed is the Man	10
Blessed is he who delights in the law of the Lord / Happy indeed is the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked Based on: Psalm 100 Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Hark Hark my Soul Angelic Songs are Swelling	234
Hark, hark my soul, angelic songs are swelling / Angels of Jesus, angels of light Number of verses: 5
Hark Hark the Angels Singing	343
Hark, hark the angels singing, through the whole heavenly host Number of verses: 2
Hark Herald Voice is Sounding	175
Hark, a herald voice is sounding, Christ is nigh it seems to say Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Hark how the Banks of Jordan Ring	235
Hark, how the banks of Jordan ring, the Baptist's utterance echoing Number of verses: 6
Hark My Soul How Everything	11
Hark, my soul, how everything strives to serve our bounteous King Number of verses: 7
Hark the Herald Angels Sing	176
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king / Hark! the hera'd angels sing Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Christmas
He Brought the Whole Field	344
He brought the whole field, for joy. / Paul was a Hebrew by birth Number of verses: 3
Hear O thou Bounteous Maker Hear	12
Hear O thou bounteous maker hear Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Hear thy Children Gentle Jesus	81
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Hear us O Lord	13
High king exalted, all the world's redeemer / Hear us O Lord and have mercy on us Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Heaven Proclaim the Glory of God, The	37
The works of your ands OR Lord open my lips / The heavens proclaim the glory of God Based on: Psalm 19 Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Help Lord the Souls	310
Help Lord the souls that thou hast made, the souls to thee so dear Number of verses: 6
Here we Are	14
Here we are all together Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Entrance
Herod why Thrills thy Heart	177
Herod why thrills thy heart with fear Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Christmas
His Bourntiful Care	236
He sendeth the sunshine and rain / Bountiful, wonderful, merciful love Number of verses: 3
His Yoke is Easy	82
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want / His yoke is easy His burden is light Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Hold the Fort	15
Ho' my comrades - see the signal waving in the sky / Hold the fort for I am coming Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Holy God We Praise Thy Name	237
Number of verses: 4
Holy Holy is the Lord	83
Holy Holy is the Lord / Tremble for the Lord is king Based on: Psalm 99 Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
Holy Queen we bend Before Thee	298
Holy Queen we bend before thee / Teach us, o teach us, O holy mother Number of verses: 4
Holy Spirit Lord of Light (Veni Sancta Spiritus)	210
Holy spirit Lord of light, from the clear celestial height Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Hosanna Hosanna Hosanna	17
Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Entrance
How Excellent	238
How excellent, how excellent is thy loving kindness Number of verses: 1
How Great is your name	18
How great is your name O Lord our God / Your majesty is praised above the heaven Based on: Psalm 8 Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
How Great is your Name	42C
How great is your name for those who can see Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
How Lovely is your Dwelling Place	84
How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord of hosts / My soul is longing and yearning Based on: Psalm 84 Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
Howl my Soul	345
Howl you for the day of the Lord is near Number of verses: 4
Humbly let us Voice our Homage	85
Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Communion
Humbly we adore Thee	86
Christ our God and brother, hear our humble pleas / Humbly we adore Thee, Christ redeemer King Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Communion
I Come to Thee	346
I come to thee once more my God Number of verses: 5
I Need you Every Hour	125B
I need you every hour most gracious Lord / I need you, I need you Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
I Rejoice when I Heard Them Say	19
We go up with joy to the house of our God / I Rejoice when I heard them say Based on: Psalm 122 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Entrance
I Surrender All	276
To Jesus I surrender, to Him I freely give / I surrender all, I surrender all Number of verses: 3
I trusted even when I said	50
How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me / I trusted even when I said Based on: Psalm 115: 10-19 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Offertory
I want to Sing	21
I want to sing, I want to shout your praise O Lord / My Heart is ready to praise you O Lord Based on: Psal 108: 1-5 Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Entrance
I was Glad	20
I was glad when they said unto me Based on: Psalm 122 Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
I will Seek and Find you Now	240
I will seek and find you now / Thou art pure and undefiled, undefiled Number of verses: 1
I Will Sing, I will Sing	42D
I wiill sing, I will sing a song unto the Lord / Alleluia, alleluia, glory to the Lord Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Entrance
I'll Sing a Hymn to Mary	299
I'll sing a hymn to Mary the mother of my God Number of verses: 4
Immaculate Mary	300
Immaculate Mary are hearts are on fire / Ave, ave, ave Maria Number of verses: 11
In Christ there is no East or West	88
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
In Your Body Lord	89
In Your body Lord we are one Number of verses: 10 Recommended uses: Communion
It is Well with my Soul	239
When peace like a river attendeth my way / It is well, it is well, it is well with my soul Number of verses: 2
It's a Long Road to Freedom	347
It's a long road to freedom / I walked one morning by the sea Number of verses: 4
Jerusalem my Happy Home	311
Jerusalem my happy home, when shall I come to thee Number of verses: 11
Jesu Dulcis Memoria	327
Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Jesus Eternal Truth Sublime	277
Jesus eternal truth sublime, through endless years the same Number of verses: 3
Jesus for Me	278
Jesus my saviour is all things for me / Jesus for me, Jesus for me, all the time everywhere Number of verses: 3
Jesus Gentlest Saviour	279
Jesus gentlest saviour God of might and power Number of verses: 6
Jesus is God	280
Jesus is God! the solid earth, the ocean broad and bright Number of verses: 3
Jesus my God Behold at Length the Day	196
Jesus my God behold at length the day / O pardon me Jesus Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Lent
Jesus my Lord my God my All	284
Jesus my Lord my God my all / Sweet sacrament, we thee adore Number of verses: 5
Jesus Thou art Coming	90
Jesus Thou art coming / Who am I my Jesus Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Joy is Like the Rain	349
I saw raindrops on my windows, joy is like the rain Number of verses: 4
Joy of the Lord our Rampart and Power, The	38
The joy of the Lord our rampart and power / Blessed are you O merciful Lord Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Joy to the World	178
Joy to the world, the Lord has come Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
Joy-bells Ringing	348
Joy bells ringing, children singing / Joy-bells, joy-bells, never never cease your ringing. Number of verses: 4
Just for Today	245
Lord for tomrrow and its needs, I do not pray Number of verses: 5
Keep in Mind	211
Keep in mind that Jesus Christ has died for us / If we die with the Lord we shall live with the Lord Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Keep Step with the Master	241
Keep step with the master, whatever betide / Keep step, go bravely forward Number of verses: 3
King of Glory King of Peace	281
King of Glory king of peace, I will love you Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
King of Glory, The	39
The king of glory comes / Who is the king of glory, how shall we call him Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Lauda Sion Salvatorem	328
Key: Latin Number of verses: 4
Lead Kindly Light	242
Lead kindly light amid the encircling bloom Number of verses: 3
Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence	91
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Let the Heaven be Glad	22
Let the Heaven be glad and the earth rejoice Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Entrance
Let thy Priest O Lord	243
Let thy priest O Lord be clothed with justice / Turn not away from the face of thy anointed Number of verses: 3
Let us all Come and Bow	23
Let us come to him with song / Let us all come and bow Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Let us Break Bread Together	54
Let us break bread Together on our knees / When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
Let us Break Bread Together we are One	55
Let us break bread together at the altar Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Offertory
Light of Christ	138
Light of Christ, light our way / The Lord is my light and my salvation Based on: Psalm 27 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Recessional
Like Olive Branches	244
Like olive branches around the table of the Lord OR May the God of Israel join you in one / Blessed those who fear the Lord, who seek his path Based on: Psalm 128 Number of verses: 7
Like the Deer that Yearns	92
My soul is thirsting for the Lord / I shall go to the house of God / Like the deer that yearns for running streams Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
Little King so Fair and Sweet	350
Little king so fair and sweet, see us gathered round thy feet Number of verses: 7
Living God, The	32
Sing praises to the Living God Glory Halleljuah / Glory to the trinity, the undivided one Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Lord Accept the Gifts we Offer	56
Lord accept the gifts we offer Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
Lord Dismiss	139
Lord Dismiss us with your blessing Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
Lord God Almighty	16
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Lord is my Shepherd, The	116
His goodness shall follow me always / My shepherd is the Lord / The Lord is my shepherd / The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
Lord's is the Earth, The	40
Seek the face of the Lord and yearn for him / The Lord's is the earrth and its fullness Based on: Psalm 24 Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Loving Shepherd of thy Sheep	247
See loving shepherd of your sheep, the holy, the holy bread of angels Number of verses: 4
Magnify and Glorify	248
Magnify and glory, extoll and exhault the Lord Number of verses: 1
Man is Lonely by Birth	249
Man is lonely by birth, man is only a pilgrim on earth Number of verses: 4
Man of Sorrows Wrapt of Grief	197
Man of sorrows wrapt of grief, bend thine ear to our relief Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Lent
Mary Had a Baby	179
Mary had a baby, yes my Lord Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Mary Let Perpetual Succour	301
Mary let perpetual succour be the answer to our prayer / Ever ready help hast thou Number of verses: 5
Mary's Boy Child	180
Long time ago in Bethlehem / Hark now hear the angels sing Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Most Ancient of all Mysteries	250
Most ancient of all mysteries, before thy throne we lie Number of verses: 5
Must I Go and Empty Handed	140
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
My God Accept my Heart This Day	251
My God accept my heart this day and make it wholly thine Number of verses: 5
My God How Wonderful Thou Art	252
My God how wonderful thou art, thou majesty how bright Number of verses: 7
My God I Love Thee	198
My God I love you - thou there were no heaven for me to win Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Lent
My God Loves Me	141
My God loves me, and all the wonders I see Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
My Soul give Thanks to the Lord	94
Based on: Psalm 102 Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
My Soul is Longing for Your Peace	253
My soul is longing for your peace / Lord you know that my heart is not proud Based on: Psalm 131 Number of verses: 5
My Times are in Your Hand	254
My times are in Thy hand, my God I wish them there Number of verses: 5
Nearer my God to Thee	199
Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Lent
New Praises be Given	212
New praises be given to Christ newly crowned Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Now Thank we all our God	142
Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
Now that the Day Star Glimmers	255
Now that the day-star glimmers brightly, we suppliantly pray Number of verses: 6
Now the Day is Over	131
Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Recessional
O Bread of heaven	95
O Bread of heaven beneath this veil Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
O Come all ye Faithful	181
O come all ye faithful / O come let us adore him Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
O Come and Mourn with me Awhile	200
Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Lent
O Come thou Wisdom whose decree	161
O Come thou Wisdom whose decree, does govern all things peacefully / Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Advent
O Come to the Throne of Grace	302
O come to the throne of grace / O Lady of Nigeria, hail Number of verses: 2
O Esca Viatorum	329
O esta viatorum, o panus angelorum Key: Latin Number of verses: 3
O Food of Angels Now Food for Men	96
O food of angels, now food for men / Jesus to his people Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Communion
O Give Thanks to the Lord	97
O give thanks to the Lord for he is Good Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
O Give the Lord	57
Bring to the Lord your offerings / O give the Lord you sons of the Lord Based on: Psalm 29 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Offertory
O God of Earth and Altar	263
Bow down and hear our cry, our earthly rulers falter Number of verses: 3
O God of Love O King of Peace	143
O God of Love O king of peace Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
O God our Help in Ages Past	144
O God our help in ages past Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Recessional
O God Thy People Gather	24
O God Thy people gather obedient to thy word Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
O God you are my Strength	25
O God you are my strength, why have you rejected me? Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Entrance
O Godhead Hid Devoutly I Adore Thee	98
O Godhead Hid Devoutly I Adore Thee Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Communion
O Happy Day that Fixed my Choice	257
O happy day that fixed my choice / Happy day! Happy day! When Jesus washed my sins away Number of verses: 4
O Holy Lord by all Adored	351
O Holy Lord by all adored, our trespasses confessing Number of verses: 2
O Jesus Christ Remember	282
O Jesus Christ remember, when you will come again Number of verses: 3
O Jesus we Adore Thee	100
O Jesus we adore thee / O Sacrament Most Holy O sacrament divine Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
O King of Kings	258
O King of Kings in splendour of glory throned on high / Our holy Father shielding, Number of verses: 5
O King of Might and Splendour	93
O King of Might and Splendor, creator most adored Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Communion
O Little Town of Bethlehem	182
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
O Lord I am Worthy	99
O Lord I am worthy, that thou should come to me Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Communion
O Maid Conceived without a Stain	303
O maid conceived without a stain / Hail Mary ever undefiled Number of verses: 2
O Paradise, O Paradise	312
O paradise, O paradise, who doth not crave for rest / When loyal hearts and true Number of verses: 5
O Perfect Love	259
O perfect love all human thought transcending Number of verses: 3
O Purest of Creatures	304
O purest of creatrues, sweet mother, sweet maid Number of verses: 5
O Sacrament Most Holy	102
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
O Sacred Heart	283
Number of verses: 6
O Salutorus Hostia	330
O Salutorus hostia, quae coeli pandis ostium Key: Latin Number of verses: 2
O Sanctissma	331
O Sanctissma, piissima Key: Latin Number of verses: 5
O Sing a New Song to the Lord	58
Bring an offering and enter his courts / O Sing a new song to the Lord Based on: Psalm 96 Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Offertory
O Sing Praises to God most high	145
O sing praises, O sing praises to God most high / O sing praises, o sing praises Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
O the Love of My Lord	357
O the love of my Lord is the essence / Is as gentle as silence Number of verses: 3
Once in Royal David's City	183
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Christmas
Once More my Soul	101
Once more my soul, thy saviour through thy word / I will, I will, I will, God helping me I will Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Open your Hearts	26
Open your hearts and let the Lord come in Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Our Father (Caribbean)	260
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name Number of verses: 4
Our Lord is risen from the dead	213
Our Lord is risen from the dead / Who is the king of Glory? Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Pange Lingua Gloriosi	332
Pange Lingua Gloriosi, Corporis Mysterium Key: Latin Number of verses: 4
Parce Domine	333
Parce Domine, parce populo tu o Key: Latin Number of verses: 1
Pass me not O Gentle Saviour	103
Pass me not O gentle savour / Saviour, saviour, hear my humble cry Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Praise God of Abraham	146
Praise God of Abraham the Heavenly King Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
Praise Him When the Sun Goes Down	42F
Praise him, praise him, praise him in the morning / Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Praise my Soul	27
Praise my Soul the King of heaven Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Praise the Holy of Holies	42E
Fields full of flowers and woods full of pine / All the heavens and all th earth Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Praise the Lord in heaven	147
Based on: Psalm 150 Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Recessional
Praise the Lord you Heavens	148
Praise the Lord you heavens adore him Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Recessional
Praise to the Holiest in the Height	104
Praise to the holiest in the height Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Communion
Praise to the Lord the Almighty	28
Praise to the Lord the Almighty the king of creation Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Praise we our God with Joy	261
Praise we our God with joy and gladness never-ending Number of verses: 3
Precious Promise	262
Precious promise God hath given / I will guide thee, I will guide thee Number of verses: 4
Queen of Heaven Rejoice	305
Queen of heaven rejoice / Alleluia Number of verses: 4
Revive us Again	105
We praise thee O God for the son of thy love / Alleluia, thine the glory, alleluia, amen. Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Rock of Ages	106
Rock of ages, cleft for me Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Said the Lord	87
If we eat of the Lord and we drink of the Lord Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
Saint Patrick	264
Great and glorious St Patrick / Hibernia's champion saint all hail Number of verses: 4
Salve Mater Misericordiae	334
Salve Mater misericordiae, Mater Dei et Mater veniae / Salve Mater Key: Latin Number of verses: 6
Salve Regina	335
Salve Regina mater misericordiae Key: Latin Number of verses: 2
See Amid the Winter's Snow	184
Hail thou ever blessed morn / See amid the winter's snow Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
See the Church	29
See the church assembed here Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Entrance
See the Paraclete Descending	214
See the paraclete descending, buring with celestial fire / Let us, alleluia singing, offer him grateful lays Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Seeking Heaven Alone	313
One thought only have we / Seeking Heaven along brings true happiness Number of verses: 6
Sent Forth by God's Blessing	149
Sent forth by God's blessing, our true faith confessing Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Recessional
Sermon on the Mount	107
Blessed are the poor in spirit / On that mountain, Jesus talking with us Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
Shout from the Highest Mountain	30
Shout from the highest mountain the glory of the Lord / For all the good things the Lord has done for us Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Silent Night	185
Silent night, holy night Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Christmas
Sing a new Song	31
Sing a new song to the Lord of the world Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Entrance
Sing to God all People	33
Sing to God all people, serve him with joy Based on: Psalm 100 Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Sing with Joy the Saviour's Glory	108
Men and angels sing in chorus / Sing with joy the saviour's glory Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Sleep Holy Babe	186
Sleep holy babe upon thy mother's breast Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Sole Hope of all the World and Lord	201
Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Lent
Song of Peace - We Pray for Golden Peace	246
Lord we pray for golden peace / Banish fear and ignorance Number of verses: 3
Song of Trust	352
Of how much more value are you than these / Look at the sparrow, he neither sows or reaps Number of verses: 5
Sons of God	109
Sons of God hear his holy word / Brothers, sisters we are one Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
Soul of my Saviour	110
Soul of my saviour, sanctify my breast Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Spirit of God	215
Spirit of God in the clear running water / Fill the earth, bring it to birth Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
St Joseph	256
Number of verses: 3
Stand up and Sing to the Lord	34
Stand up and sing to the Lord / Praise the Lord from the heavens Based on: Psalm 148 Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Entrance
Stand up Stand Up for Jesus	35
Stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Standing on the Promises of Christ my King	353
Standing on the promises of Christ my King / Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my saviour Number of verses: 5
Sweet Heart of Jesus	285
Sweet heart of Jesus, font of love and mercy / Sweet heart of Jesus we implore Number of verses: 3
Sweet Sacrament Divine	111
Sweet sacrament divine, hid in your earthly home Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Sweet Saviour Bless us 'Ere we Go	150
Sweet saviour bless us 'ere we go / Through life's long day and death's dark journey Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Recessional
Take me as I am	112
Jesus, my Lord, to thee I cry / And take me as I am, and take me as I am Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
Take my Hands	59
Take my hands and Make them as your own Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
Take our Bread	60
Take our bread, we ask you take our hearts / Yours as we stand at the table you set Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Offertory
Tangum Ergo	336
Tangum ergo sacramentu Key: Latin Number of verses: 2
Taste and see that the Lord is good	113
Taste and see that the Lord is good / Sing to the Lord with me Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
Ten Lepers	265
Ten unclean and nowhere to go / Ten men, lepers in a Hebrew town Number of verses: 4
Thank You	151
Thank you for giving me the morning Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Recessional
The Blessed Sacrament	114
Come let's share in the banquet of the Lord / Eat the bread and drink the wine Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
The Lord's my Sheperd	117
The Lord's my shepherd I'll not want, he makes me down to lie Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
The Mass is Ended	152
The Mass is ended all go in peace Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
There is a Home Eternal	314
There is a home eternal beautiful and bright / Home, beautiful home Number of verses: 3
There's a Call comes Ringing	118
There's a call comes ringing o'er the restless wave / Send the light, the blessed gospel light Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
This is my Body	119
This is my body given for your freedom / This is my body given for your freedom Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
This is the Day	41
This is the day that the Lord has made  / Alleluia, alleluia, Alleluia is our song of joy Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
Thy Kingdom Come	42
The kingdom comes: yea bid it come Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Entrance
To Christ the Prince of Peace	286
To Christ the prince of peace and son of God most high Number of verses: 6
To Jesus' Heart all Burning	287
To Jesus' Heart all Burning / While ages course along, blest be with louder song Number of verses: 5
To Thee O Heart of Jesus	288
To thee o heart of Jesus, to thee our hearts we give / Yes, yes, 'til life is o'er Number of verses: 2
To Win my Heart	306
To win my heart with visions bright and fair / The cherubim, the cherubim Number of verses: 5
To You O Lord	316
Yes I shall arise and return to my Father / To You O Lord I lift up my soul Number of verses: 10
Today He's Risen From the Dead	216
Today he's risen, death no more shall bind him to the grave / Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Trust and Obey	61
When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word / Trust and obey for there is no other way Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Offertory
Unto Us is Born a Son	188
Unto us is born a son, king of squires supernal Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Christmas
Veni Creator Spiritus	337
Veni Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum Vista Key: Latin Number of verses: 7
Veni Jesu Amor Mi	338
Key: Latin Number of verses: 2
Vexilla Regis	339
Vexilla Regis prodeunt Key: Latin Number of verses: 7
We are Going with Jesus	355
We are going with Jesus walking together, over the path he has trod Number of verses: 3
We are One in Jesus	268
We are one in Jesus all of us are one Number of verses: 3
We are Your Bread Now	120
We are your bread now, He is our life now; / With one heart and one voice, we sing to him we know Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Communion
We Bring our Gifts Lord	62
We bring our gifts Lord, bread and wine Number of verses: 1 Recommended uses: Offertory
We Fly to thy Protection	308
We fly to thy protection, we fly to thy patronage Number of verses: 1
We Gather Together	63
We gather together to sing the Lord's praises Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
We Long for You O Lord	121
Number of verses: 7 Recommended uses: Communion
We Long to See Thee So	163
We long to see thee so / O come, O come, O come Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Advent
We Offer Thee the Holy Mass	64
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
We Offer you O Father Above	65
Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Offertory
We Stand for God	153
We stand for God and for his glory / Strengthen our faith Redeemer Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Recessional
We Three Kings	189
We three kings of Orient are Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Christmas
Wedding Banquet, The	267
A certain man held a feast / I cannot come to the banquet Number of verses: 4
What a Blessed Hope is Mine	67A
What a blessed hope is mine / He will my soul defend Number of verses: 2 Recommended uses: Offertory
What a Friend we have in Jesus	289
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear Number of verses: 3
What Did He Do	122
O Listen to a wondrous story / Who saved us from eternal loss? Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
What Happiness	123
What happiness can equal mine Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Communion
What Have we to Offer Him	67
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Offertory
Whatsoever You do to the Least of my Brothers	124
Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers / When I was hungry you gave me to eat Number of verses: 8 Recommended uses: Communion
When he Comes Back	164
When he comes back, when he comes back / The master has promised that he will return Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Advent
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross	202
Number of verses: 4 Recommended uses: Lent
Where Two or Three are Gathered	154
Where two or three are gathered together for my sake / If you come to eat, if you come to play Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
While Shepherd Watched their Flocks by Night	190
Number of verses: 6 Recommended uses: Christmas
Whosoever Will	354
"Whosoever heareth," Shout, shout the sound / Whosoever will, Whosoever will, send the proclamation over vale and hill Number of verses: 3
Wonderful is your Handiwork	155
When I look at the work of your hands / Lord, our Lord, glorious is your name Based on: Psalm 8: 1-4 Number of verses: 3 Recommended uses: Recessional
Would we be Joyful in the Lord	356
Would we be joyful in the Lord, then count the riches over / There is pardon, peace and power Number of verses: 5
Ye Sons and Daughters	217
Alleuyah, alleuya, alleuya / Ye sons and daughters of the Lord Number of verses: 12 Recommended uses: Easter and Pentecost
Yes Heaven is the Prize	315
Yes heaven is the prize, my soul shall strive to gain / Tis heaven, tis heaven Number of verses: 5
Yet I Believe	269
I believe God lay sleeping in the tomb / I believe man was born to die Number of verses: 4
You are my People	125
You are my people, I am your God / Lord we are thirsty, walkin' thro this desert land Number of verses: 5 Recommended uses: Communion
You are the Honour	309
You are the honour, you are the glory of your people / You are the glory of Jerusalem Number of verses: 6
Zacchaeus	270
There was a man in Jericho called Zaccheus / The Lord went walking one day Number of verses: 3

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