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hymns. The list does not contain hymns originating from other Christian traditions despite occasional usage in Roman Catholic churches. The list has hymns in Latin and English.


A

* A Message Came to A Maiden Young * Accept Almighty Father * Adeste Fideles * Adoramus te *
Adoro te devote "Adoro te devote" is a Eucharistic hymn written by Thomas Aquinas. It is one of the five Eucharistic hymns which were composed and set to music for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, instituted in 1264 by Pope Urban IV as a Solemnity for the Latin ...
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Agnus Dei is the Latin name under which the " Lamb of God" is honoured within the Catholic Mass and other Christian liturgies descending from the Latin liturgical tradition. It is the name given to a specific prayer that occurs in these liturgies, and ...
* All Glory, Laud and Honour * All of seeing, all of hearing * Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the Lord * Alleluia! Alleluia! Sing a New Song to the Lord * Alleluia! Sing to Jesus *
Alma Redemptoris Mater "Alma Redemptoris Mater" (; "Loving Mother of our Redeemer") is a Marian hymn, written in Latin hexameter, and one of four seasonal liturgical Marian antiphons sung at the end of the office of Compline (the other three being ''Ave Regina Caeloru ...
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Angels We Have Heard on High "Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol to the hymn tune "Gloria" from a traditional French song of unknown origin called "", with paraphrased English lyrics by James Chadwick. The song's subject is the birth of Jesus Christ as narr ...
* Anima Christi (Soul of my Saviour) * Asperges me * As a Deer * As I Kneel Before You (also known as Maria Parkinson's Ave Maria) * At That First Eucharist * At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing * At the Name of Jesus * Attende Domine * Aurora lucis rutilat *
Ave Maria The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's ...
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Ave maris stella "Ave maris stella" (Latin for 'Hail, star of the sea') is a medieval Marian hymn, usually sung at Vespers. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions. Background Authorship ...
* Ave Sanctissima'' *
Ave verum corpus "" is a short Eucharistic chant that has been set to music by many composers. It dates to the 13th century, first recorded in a central Italian Franciscan manuscript (Chicago, Newberry Library, 24). A Reichenau manuscript of the 14th century attr ...


B

* Be Joyful Mary * Be Forgiven *
Be Thou My Vision "Be Thou My Vision" ( sga, Rop tú mo baile or ''Rob tú mo bhoile'') is a traditional Christian hymn of Irish origin. The words are based on a Middle Irish poem that has traditionally been attributed to Dallán Forgaill. The best-known English ...
* Behold a simple tender Babe * Before the Sun Burned Bright * Blessed Are They * Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light * Bring Flowers of the Fairest (Queen of the May)


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* Canticle of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) * Canticle of the Blessed Virgin (Magnificat) *
Canticle of the Three Children The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children, abbreviated ''Pr Azar'', is a passage which appears after Daniel 3:23 in some translations of the Bible, including the ancient Greek Septuagint translation. The passage is accepted by so ...
* Careworn Mother Stood Attending * Come, Creator Spirit *
Come Down, O Love Divine "Come Down, O Love Divine" is a Christian hymn usually sung for the festival of Pentecost. It makes reference to the descent of the Holy Spirit as an invocation to God to come to into the soul of the believer. It is a popular piece of Anglica ...
* Come, Holy Ghost * Come, Lord, and Tarry Not * Come My Way, My Truth, My Life * Come, rejoice Before Your Maker * Come, Thou Holy Spirit, Come * Come To My Mercy * Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain * Comfort, Comfort Ye My People *
Conditor alme siderum Conditor alme siderum, is a seventh-century Latin hymn used during the Christian liturgical season of Advent. It is also known in English as Creator of the Stars of Night, from a translation by J.M. Neale. History It was formerly ascribed to S ...
* Creator of the Earth and Skies * Creator Spirit, By Whose Aid * Crown Him With Many Crowns * Cry Out With Joy * Come Lord, Maranatha


D

* Daughter of a Mighty Father * Dies irae


E

* Emmanuel * '' Evviva Maria''


F

* Faith Of Our Fathers * Father, We Thank Thee * For All The Saints


G

* Gaude Maria Virgo * Gift of Finest Wheat * Gloria in excelsis Deo *
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken", also called "Zion, or the City of God", is an 18th-century English hymn written by John Newton, who also wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace". Shape note composer Alexander Johnson set it to his tune "Jefferson" in ...
(by the Anglican
John Newton John Newton (; – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forc ...
) * Glory to God in the Highest * God of Mercy and Compassion * Guardian Angel, from heaven so bright


H

* Heart of Jesus * Help of Christians, guard this land *
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" (original German: "Großer Gott, wir loben dich") is a Christian hymn, a paraphrase of the Te Deum. The German Catholic priest Ignaz Franz wrote the original German lyrics in 1771 as a paraphrase of the Te Deum, a C ...
* Holy, Holy, Holy


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I Am the Bread of Life "I Am the Bread of Life" is a Christian hymn composed by Sr. Suzanne Toolan in 1966, based on the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6, and John 11. History Suzanne Toolan was born in Lansing, Michigan, on October 24, 1927. She joined the Sisters of ...
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In dulci jubilo "In dulci jubilo" (Latin for "In sweet rejoicing") is a traditional Christmas carol. In its original setting, the carol is a macaronic text of German and Latin dating from the Middle Ages. Subsequent translations into English, such as J. M. N ...
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Immaculate Mary "Immaculate Mary" or "Immaculate Mother" (French: ''Ô Vierge Marie'') is a popular Roman Catholic Marian hymn. It is also known as the Lourdes Hymn, a term which also refers to the hymn tune itself. It is often sung in honour of the Immaculate ...
* In Splendoribus Sanctorum *
Iste confessor Iste confessor is a Latin hymn used in the Divine Office at Lauds and Vespers on feasts of confessors. It exists in two forms. ''Iste confessor Domini sacratus'' is the original 8th Century hymn and ''Iste confessor Domini colentes'' is a 1632 e ...


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Jesu dulcis memoria ''Jesu dulcis memoria'' is a Christian hymn often attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The name can refer either to the entire poem, which, depending on the manuscript, ranges from forty-two to fifty-three stanzas, or only the first part. ...
* Jesu, Jesu * Jesus, in your Heart we find


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Lauda Sion "Lauda Sion" is a sequence prescribed for the Roman Catholic Mass for the feast of Corpus Christi. It was written by St. Thomas Aquinas around 1264, at the request of Pope Urban IV for the new Mass of this feast, along with Pange lingua, Sacris ...
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Laudate Dominum Psalm 117 is the 117th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people." In Latin, it is known as ''Laudate Dominum''. Consisting of only two verses, Psalm ...
* Laudate omnes gentes *
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence ''Let all mortal flesh keep silence'' ( grc-gre, Σιγησάτω πᾶσα σάρξ βροτεία), also known as ''Let all mortal flesh keep silent'', is an ancient chant of Eucharistic devotion based on words from Habakkuk 2:20, "Let all the e ...
* Little Hymn to Saint Joseph * Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming *
Lord of All Hopefulness "Lord of all Hopefulness" is a Christian hymn written by English writer Jan Struther, which was published in the enlarged edition of '' Songs of Praise'' (Oxford University Press) in 1931. The hymn is used in liturgy, at weddings and at the ...
* Lucis creator optime *
Lumen Christi ''Lumen Christi'' (Latin: ''Light of Christ'') is a Versicle sung in Catholic, Lutheran and some Anglican churches as part of the Easter Vigil. In Lutheran and Anglican services, it is sung in the local language. It is chanted by the deacon on Ho ...


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Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for " y soulmagnifies he Lord) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (). It is traditionally incorporated into the liturgical servic ...
* Mary Immaculate, Star of the Morning * May Flights of Angels Lead You on Your Way * Mother Dear * Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest * Mountains May Fall


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Nunc dimittis The Nunc dimittis (), also known as the Song of Simeon or the Canticle of Simeon, is a canticle taken from the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verses 29 through 32. Its Latin name comes from its incipit, the opening words, of the Vulgate ...
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O

* O bread of heaven *
O Come, All Ye Faithful "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (originally written in Latin as "") is a Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), and a ...
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O Deus ego amo te ''O Deus ego amo te'' (Latin for "O God I love you") may refer to one of two Latin lyrics sometimes attributed to St. Francis Xavier, but of uncertain date and authorship. ''O Deus ego amo te, Nam prior tu amasti me'' The one whose first stanza ...
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O filii et filiæ O filii et filiae is a Christian hymn celebrating Easter. It is attributed to Jean Tisserand (d. 1497), a Franciscan friar. Text As commonly found in hymnals, it comprises up to twelve stanzas; each consisting of three verses followed by the exc ...
* O Lord I am Not Worthy * O Mother of perpetual help * O salutaris hostia * O sanctissima * O sodales *
O Antiphons The O Antiphons (also known as the Great Advent Antiphons or Great Os) are Magnificat antiphons used at Vespers on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions. They likely date to sixth-century Italy, when Boethius refers to th ...


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Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium "Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium" () is a Medieval Latin hymn attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi. It is also sung on Maundy Thursday during the procession from the church to the place where ...
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Pange lingua gloriosi proelium certaminis "Pange lingua gloriosi proelium certaminis" (Latin for 'Sing, tongue, the battle of glorious combat') is a 6th-century AD Latin hymn generally credited to the Christian poet St. Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers, celebrating the Passion ...
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Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of ...
* Parce Domine *
Piae Cantiones ''Piae Cantiones ecclesiasticae et scholasticae veterum episcoporum'' (in English ''Pious ecclesiastical and school songs of the ancient bishops'') is a collection of late medieval Latin songs first published in 1582. It was compiled by Jacobus F ...
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Pontifical Anthem The "Pontifical Anthem and March" ( it, Inno e Marcia Pontificale; la, Hymnus et modus militaris Pontificalis), also known as the "Papal Anthem", is the anthem played to mark the presence of the Pope or one of his representatives, such as a nun ...


R

* Regina caeli * Requiem aeternam *
Rerum Creator Optime Rerum Creator Optime was a hymn sung in Matins Matins (also Mattins) is a canonical hour in Christian liturgy, originally sung during the darkness of early morning. The earliest use of the term was in reference to the canonical hour, also ca ...
* Rex Sempiterne Cælitum *
Rorate caeli "Rorate caeli" or "Rorate coeli" ('Drop down, ye heavens') are the opening words of in the Vulgate. The text appears at several points in the Christian liturgy during Advent. Use in the western Mass and Offices The text is frequently sung to p ...


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Sacra jam splendent ''Sacra jam splendent'' is a Roman Catholic hymn for Matins on the Feast of the Holy Family. Background and text The Holy See, under Pope Benedict XV, made the feast, previously celebrated at a local or regional level, part of the General Roman ...
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Salve Regina The "Salve Regina" (, ; meaning 'Hail Queen'), also known as the "Hail Holy Queen", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina ...
* Sancti venite *
Sanctorum Meritis Sanctorum Meritis was the hymn at First and Second Vespers in the Common of the Martyrs in the Roman Breviary The Roman Breviary (Latin: ''Breviarium Romanum'') is a breviary of the Roman Rite in the Catholic Church. A liturgical book, it con ...
* Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus * Stabat Mater * Sing Praise To Our Creator * Sing, sing, ye angel bands * Soul of My Savior * Surrexit Christus hodie * Sweet Sacrament Divine


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Tantum ergo "Tantum ergo" is the incipit of the last two verses of Pange lingua, a Medieval Latin hymn generally attributed to St Thomas Aquinas c. 1264, but based by Aquinas upon various earlier fragments. The "Genitori genitoque" and "Procedenti ab utroque" ...
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Te Deum The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Ch ...
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Te lucis ante terminum ''Te lucis ante terminum'' (English: ''To Thee before the close of day'') is an old Latin hymn in long metre. It is the hymn at Compline in the ''Roman Breviary''. Origin S.-G. Pimont argued for the authorship of Ambrose of Milan. The Benedict ...
* There's a Wideness in God's Mercy * They'll Know We Are Christians * This day he gave to me * Thou Lady bright


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* Ubi caritas


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Veni Creator Spiritus "Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung in Gre ...
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Veni redemptor gentium "Veni redemptor gentium" (Come, Redeemer of the nations) is a Latin Advent or Christmas hymn by Ambrose of Milan in iambic tetrameter. The hymn is assigned to the Office of Readings for Advent, from December 17 through December 24, in the Liturgy ...
* Veni Sancte Spiritus *
Vexilla Regis ''Vexilla regis prodeunt'' (; often known in English translation as The Royal Banner Forward Goes) is a Latin hymn in long metre by the Christian poet and saint Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers. It takes its title from its incipit. In ...
* Victimae paschali laudes *
Vidi aquam Vidi aquam is the name of an antiphon, which may be sung before the Tridentine Mass on Sunday, or either before or at the beginning (in place of the Penitential Rite) of the Mass of Paul VI according to the 2002 rubrics. It accompanies the Asper ...
* Vox clara ecce intonat


W

* Water of Life * We Praise You, Father For Your Gifts * Where Charity and Love Prevail


See also

* :Catholic hymns in German


References

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