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HYMNS & SONGS

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Below are selected religious hymns and songs from around the world,
organized by season and category.

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Click here for chronological listing.

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CONTENTS

Advent | Christmas | Epiphany | Presentation & Purification | Lent | Easter |

Pentecost | Eucharist | Our Lady | Saints | Souls | Faith | Final Judgment

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Advent


catholic Ach Wann Kommen Jene Stunden
A charming Bavarian Advent carol yearning for Christ's Birth


catholic Creator Alme Siderum
Advent chant to the Creator, Maker of the Stars


catholic Es Kommt Ein Schiff Geladen
One of the oldest German Advent hymns


catholic The ‘O’ Antiphons 1-3
Three of the seven Great Antiphons of Advent, anticipating the birth of Our Savior


catholic The ‘O’ Antiphons 4-7
The last four of the seven Great Antiphons of Advent


catholic Rorate Caeli
'Let the earth be opened and bring forth the Savior'


catholic Venez Divin Messie
A simple and joyful French Advent song


catholicVeni, Veni Emmanuel
An Advent antiphon to be sung in preparation for Christmas




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Christmas


catholicAdeste Fideles
The Angels call the shepherds to adore the Divine Infant


catholicAngelus ad Virginem
A 14th century carol honoring Christ's conception & birth


catholicA Solis Ortus Cardine
A 5th century hymn celebrating the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ


catholic Beata Viscera
A Marian Nativity song for the conversion of the Jews


catholicBlessed Be that Maid Marie
An old English carol honoring Our Lady as the Mother of God


catholic Çà, Bergers, Assemblons-nous
A joyful French Christmas carol calling all shepherds to the Christ Child


catholic Campanas de Belén
The famous Spanish villancico, reminding us of the Cross


catholic Chiquirritín
A lively villancico from Andalusia, Spain


catholicDadme Albricias, Hijos d’Eva
Sons of Eve, Bring Me Glad Tidings - A Spanish Christmas Carol


catholic Dime Niño, De Quién Eres
Another joyful villancico from Andalusia, Spain


catholicThe Coventry Carol
A 16th century song mourning the slaughter of the Holy Innocents


catholic Entre le Bœuf et l'Âne Gris
'Between the ox and the grey ass' - A medieval French carol


catholicEs Ist ein Ros Enstprungen
A German carol celebrating Mary and Jesus as flowers of Jesse's lineage


catholicGaudete Christus Est Natus
A 16th century Finnish carol honoring Our Lord and Our Lady


catholic Hodie Christus Natus Est
A chant antiphon sung in the liturgy of Christmas Day


catholicThe Holly and the Ivy
An old English Christmas Carol


catholicHush Little Babe – Carol of the Princeling
A new Christmas song by Fr. Somerville


catholic Ihr Mörser erknallet
A joyful Tyrolean Christmas carol: "Let your Mortars Thunder"


catholicIl Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant
A popular French carol expresses the joy of receiving the Savior


catholic Il Est un Petit Ange
A Swiss Christmas carol about an Angel inviting a boy come to the Child


catholicIn Dulce Jubilo
An angelic Latin and German Christmas carol


catholicLullay Mine Liking
An Old English Christmas lullaby to the Infant Christ


catholic Maria Walks amid the Thorns
German Christmas Carol describing Our Lady's journey to visit St. Elizabeth


catholic A La Nanita Nana
A beautiful Spanish Christmas carol


catholic Le Noël de Simon
Swiss carol on a crippled boy cured by Our Lady


catholicNoël Nouvelet
The shepherds rejoice in this lively French medieval carol


catholic Nowell Nowell Tydings Trew
An old Irish Christmas hymn honoring the Annunciation


catholic El Noi de la Mare
A Catalan Christmas song about offering our best gifts to the Christ Child


catholicO Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree - A German Christmas Carol


catholic Patapan, Patapan
A French village carol celebrating the Birth of Christ


catholicPersonent Hodie
A medieval Latin carol expressing the joy for the Birth of Christ


catholic Quand Dieu Naquit à Noël
A French carol on the generosity of those who came to see Our Lord


catholicQuem Pastores Laudavere
A medieval carol praising the Birth of the King of Glory


catholic Resonet in Laudibus
A medieval Latin carol on the glory of the Nativity


catholicRiu, Riu, Chiu
A Spanish Christmas Carol in honor of Our Lady


catholicStill, Still, Still
A traditional Austrian lullaby attributed to Our Lady


catholic Tous les Bourgeois de Châtres
A carol describing the celebrations of 'all the people of Châtres'


catholic Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
Thou descendest from the stars - a Christmas carol by St. Alphonsus Liguori


catholicVerbum Caro Factum Est
A medieval Christmas carol glorifying the Blessed Virgin


catholic The Wexford Carol
A traditional Irish Christmas carol


catholicYorkshire Wassail Song
One of the earliest English Christmas carols




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Epiphany


catholic Reges Tharsis
The Magi offer their gifts in this solemn Epiphany chant


catholic Dreikönigslied
A German Epiphany song from the Alps




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Presentation & Purification


catholic Ave Regina Caelorum
A Marian chant antiphon sung from February 2 to Holy Week


catholic Salve Sancta Parens
Chant antiphon to Our Lady, sung by the angels


catholicSee Malachi, God’s Ancient Seer
Hymn for the Presentation of Our Lord and Purification of Mary, February 2


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Lent & Holy Week

For Holy Week, visit also our Holy Week Page here


catholic Ab Insurgentibus in Me
Deliver me from those who rise up against me - Good Friday 3rd nocturn


catholicAestimatus Sum
Christ laments His abandonment & death after shedding all His Blood


catholic Alieni Insurrexerunt
Save me, O God, for strangers have risen up against me


catholicAmicus Meus
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicAnimam Meam Dilectam
Our Lord mourns His abandonment as the Passion reaches its apex


catholicAstiterunt Reges
The kings of the earth rise up against Our Lord


catholicAvertantur Retrorsum
In His agony Our Lord foresees the coming offenses


catholic Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel
The Canticle of Zechariah applied to the merits of the Crucifixion


catholic Calicem Salutaris
I shall take the Chalice of Salvation - Good Friday 1st antiphon


catholicCaligaverunt Oculi Mei
Christ, forsaken by all, laments His abandonment


catholic Cogitaverunt impii
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday reflecting on how God will punish the wicked


catholic Crucem Tuam Adoramus Domine
Chant antiphon for Good Friday, expresses the triumph of the Cross


catholicDeus Meus Eripe
Rescue me, O God, from the sinner's hand - Maundy Thursday 1st nocturn


catholicDiviserunt Sibi
Christ laments His abandoment at the hands of cruel men


catholic Dixi Iniquis
David predicts the misfortune of those who crucified Our Lord


catholic Domine, Tu Mihi
Fourth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "Lord, dost thou wash my feet?"


catholic Dominus Jesus
Third antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "After Our Lord was risen"


catholic Ecce Lignum Crucis
Chant antiphon for Good Friday, sung during the Veneration of the Cross


catholicEcce Quomodo Moritur
Behold how the Just One dies before an indifferent world


catholicEram Quasi Agnus
Our Lord warns us about the conspiracy of the wicked against Him


catholic Exsurge, Domine
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday on how the enemies of God defiled His sanctuary


catholic Habitabit in Tabernaculo
He shall dwell in my tabernacle - Holy Saturday 2nd antiphon


catholic In Die Tribulationis
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, a cry to God in time of tribulation


catholic In Hoc Cognoscent Omnes
Sixth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "In this all shall know"


catholic In Pace, in Idipsum
In peace itself shall I sleep - Holy Saturday 1st antiphon


catholic Insurrexerunt in Me Testes Iniqui
Unjust witnesses rose up against me - Good Friday 1st nocturn


catholicJesum Tradidit Impius
Judas delivers Christ to the chief priests & Peter follows at a distance


catholicJudas Mercator Pessimus
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah
Listen to and learn this beautiful chant of Holy Week liturgy


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah - Third Lesson
The final verses for the Lamentations of Maundy Thursday


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah - Second & Third Lessons
The final verses for the Lamentations of Good Friday


catholic The Lamentations of Jeremiah - Last Lesson
The Lamentations of Holy Saturday end envisaging the Resurrection


catholicLiberavit Dominus
A song praising God for redeeming man by His Passion


catholicLonge Fecisti
Our Lord is abandoned by His Apostles


catholic Mandatum Novum Do Vobis
"A new commandment I give unto you", chant antiphon for Maundy Thursday


catholicMiserere Mei Deus
On Maudy Thursday the people cry out God for mercy


catholic Oblatus est quia
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, a broken heart faced with the iniquity of evil men


catholicOjos Claros, Serenos
A sinner asks Our Lord to turn his serene gaze on him in his misery


catholicO Vos Omnes
A Holy Saturday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicPopule Meus
Christ reproaches the Jews: 'O my people, what have I done to thee?'


catholic Postquam surrexit
Second antiphon during the Washing of the Feet on Maundy Thursday


catholicRecessit Pastor Noster
Christ our Shepherd has died and shattered the tyranny of the Devil


catholicSeniores Populi
The Jewish Pontiffs and Pharisees plot to apprehend and kill Our Lord


catholicSepulto Domino
The Lord is buried and the tomb is sealed


catholic Si Ego Dominus
Fifth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "If I, your Lord..."


catholicStabat Mater Dolorosa
A hymn honoring the suffering of Our Lady during the Passion


catholicTamquam ad Latronem
A Good Friday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicTenebrae Factae Sunt
Our Lord delivers up His spirit and wins our redemption


catholicTerra Tremuit
The earth trembled when Our Lord died


catholicTradiderunt Me
Christ laments His delivery into the hands of evildoers


catholic Traditor Autem
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, Judas agrees on a sign to betray Our Lord


catholic Ubi Caritas
Final antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "Where there is charity"


catholicUna Hora Non Potuistis Vigilare Mecum
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicUnus ex Discipulis
Our Lord mourns that Judas will betray Him in this responsorio


catholic Vere Languores
Sweet wood that bore the One who suffered for us


catholicVexilla Regis Prodeunt
The royal standard advances proclaiming the mystery of the Cross


catholic Vim Faciebant
Our Lord complains about the violence made against Him


catholicZelus Domus
In the Garden of Olives Our Lord starts His agony


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Easter


catholic Crucem Sanctam Subiit
A Templar Easter chant announcing Our Lord's victory over death


catholicElevamini Portae Aeternales
The victorious entrance of Our Lord into Heaven after His Resurrectionon


catholic Regina Caeli
Easter chant sung by the Angels at the end of a pestilence in Rome


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Pentecost


catholic Veni Creator Spiritus
A soul-stirring Pentecost hymn invoking the Holy Ghost


catholic Veni Sancte Spiritus
An exquisite and tender Pentecost hymn of the 12th century


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Eucharist


catholic Adoro Te Devote
A profound Eucharistic hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas


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Our Lady


catholic Magnificat
The Canticle sung by Our Lady during her visit to St. Elizabeth


catholicAve Maria
Simple Gregorian plainchant of the Hail Mary in Latin


catholicAve Maris Stella
A medieval hymn honoring Our Lady as Star of the Sea


catholic Ave Maria Virgo Serena
A chant sequence for the Feast of the Annunciation


catholic Ave Regina Caelorum
A Marian chant antiphon sung from February 2 to Holy Week


catholic Beata Viscera
A medieval Marian song on the Nativity and plea for the conversion of the Jews


catholic Dios Te Salve, María
A spirited Andalusian procession song and march to Our Lady


catholic Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
A medieval English song and knight's prayer to Our Lady


catholic Flos Carmeli
A medieval chant & sequence for the Feast of Our Lady of Carmel


catholic La Virgen del Buen Suceso
An Asturian hymn to Our Lady of Good Success


catholic Le Chant des Templiers
How the Knights Templar intoned the Salve Regina


catholic Mariam Matrem Virginem
A pilgrim song asking Our Lady to come to our defense


catholic Memorare
"Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary", a popular prayer to Our Lady


catholic O Gloriosa Domina
The famous Marian hymn beloved by St. Anthony


catholic Polorum Regina
A pilgrim song honoring Our Lady's Queenship


catholic Salve Mater Misericordiae
A tender Carmelite hymn to Our Lady


catholicSalve Regina
Learn to sing this traditional Catholic hymn


catholic Salve Sancta Parens
Chant antiphon to Our Lady, sung by the angels


catholic Stella Splendens
A medieval pilgrim song to Our Lady of Montserrat


catholic Sub Tuum Praesidium
An ancient and universal hymn to Our Lady with special indulgences


catholic Vergine Bella
A sacred Renaissance motet and plea to Our Lady for help in battle


catholic Viva a Mãe de Deus e Nossa
The most popular Brazilian hymn to Our Lady Aparecida


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Church


catholic Levantai-vos Soldados de Cristo
A militant Brazilian hymn for the Apostolate


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Saints


catholic Dum Pater Familias
A stirring medieval pilgrim song to St. James, from Santiago de Compostela


catholic Gaudeamus Omnes in Domino
Introit antiphon for the Mass of All Saints Day


catholic Ich Geh’ Mit Meiner Laterne
A German song for St. Martin's Day


catholic Iste Quem Laeti
A Gregorian chant hymn to St. Joseph sung at Lauds


catholic Joseph, Fili David
Chant antiphon for the feast of St. Joseph


catholic Urbs Aquensis
A majestic hymn to Charlemagne, greatest of kings and emperors


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Souls


catholic In Paradisum
Antiphon from the Requiem Mass


catholic Soul Cake Song
An English ‘souling song’ for All Souls’ Day


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Faith


catholicCredo
The most simple and well known Credo in Latin


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Final Judgment


catholic The Song of the Sibyl
A prophetic chant on the Second Coming, Final Judgment & End of the World


catholicDies Irae
A medieval hymm reflecting on God's holy wrath on Judgment Day


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Chronological


catholic Çà, Bergers, Assemblons-nous
A joyful French Christmas carol calling all shepherds to the Christ Child


catholic Viva a Mãe de Deus e Nossa
The most popular Brazilian hymn to Our Lady Aparecida


catholic Urbs Aquensis  (City of Aachen)
A majestic hymn to Charlemagne, the greatest of the Kings and Emperors


catholic Ave Verum Corpus
A chant on the True Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist


catholic Sub Tuum Praesidium
An ancient & universal hymn to Our Lady with special indulgences


catholic Deus Meus, Eripe Me de Manu Peccatóris
Psalm 70 Gregorian chant, sung during Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday


catholic Mandatum Novum Do Vobis
"A new commandment I give unto you", chant antiphon for Maundy Thursday


catholic Memorare
"Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary", a popular prayer to Our Lady


catholic Ihr Mörser erknallet
A joyful Tyrolean Christmas carol: "Let Your Mortars Thunder"


catholic Levantai-vos Soldados de Cristo
A militant Brazilian hymn: Rise up, ye soldiers of Christ!


catholic Ave Maria Virgo Serena
A chant sequence for the Feast of the Annunciation


catholic Salve Mater Misericordiae
A tender Carmelite hymn to Our Lady


catholic Mariam Matrem Virginem
A pilgrim song asking Our Lady to come to our defense


catholic Beata Viscera
A Marian Nativity song for the conversion of the Jews


catholic Iste Quem Laeti
A Gregorian chant hymn to St. Joseph sung at Lauds


catholic Campanas de Belén
The famous Spanish villancico, reminding us of the Cross


catholic Ach Wann Kommen Jene Stunden
A charming Bavarian Advent carol yearning for Christ's Birth


catholic Dime Niño, De Quién Eres
Another joyful villancico from Andalusia, Spain


catholic Chiquirritín
A lively villancico from Andalusia, Spain


catholic O Gloriosa Domina
The famous Marian hymn beloved by St. Anthony


catholicEdi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
A medieval English song and knight's prayer to Our Lady


catholic Magnificat
The Canticle sung by Our Lady during her visitation to St. Elizabeth


catholic Flos Carmeli
A medieval chant & sequence for the Feast of Our Lady of Carmel


catholic Polorum Regina
A pilgrim song honoring Our Lady's Queenship


catholic Vergine Bella
A sacred Renaissance motet and plea to Our Lady for help in battle


catholic Crucem Sanctam Subiit
A Templar Easter chant announcing Our Lord's victory over death


catholic The ‘O’ Antiphons 4-7
The last four of the seven Great Antiphons of Advent


catholic The ‘O’ Antiphons 1-3
Three of the seven Great Antiphons of Advent, anticipating the birth of Our Savior


catholic The Song of the Sibyl
A prophetic chant on the Second Coming, Final Judgment & End of the World


catholic Dum Pater Familias
A stirring medieval pilgrim song to St. James, from Santiago de Compostela


catholic Adoro Te Devote
A profound Eucharistic hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas


catholic Regina Caeli
Easter chant sung by the Angels at the end of a pestilence in Rome


catholic Joseph, Fili David
Chant antiphon for the feast of St. Joseph


catholic Crucem Tuam Adoramus Domine
Chant antiphon for Good Friday, expresses the triumph of the Cross


catholic Ecce Lignum Crucis
Chant antiphon for Good Friday, sung during the Veneration of the Cross


catholic Salve Sancta Parens
Chant antiphon to Our Lady, sung by the angels


catholic Ubi Caritas
Final antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "Where there is charity"


catholic In Hoc Cognoscent Omnes
Sixth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "In this all shall know"


catholic Si Ego Dominus
Fifth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "If I, your Lord..."


catholic Domine, Tu Mihi
Fourth antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "Lord, dost thou wash my feet?"


catholic Dominus Jesus
Third antiphon during the Washing of the Feet: "After Our Lord was risen"


catholic Postquam Surrexit
Second antiphon during the Washing of the Feet on Maundy Thursday


catholic Traditor Autem
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, Judas agrees on a sign to betray Our Lord


catholic Oblatus Est Quia
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, a broken heart faced with the iniquity of evil men


catholic In Die Tribulationis
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday, a cry to God in time of tribulation


catholic Dreikönigslied
A German Epiphany song from the Alps


catholic La Marche des Rois
A carol honoring the three Magi on Epiphany


catholic Exsurge, Domine
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday on how the enemies of God defiled His sanctuary


catholic Cogitaverunt Impii
Antiphon for Maundy Thursday reflecting on how God will punish the wicked


catholicEram Quasi Agnus
Our Lord warns us about the conspiracy of the wicked against Him


catholicUnus ex Discipulis
Our Lord mourns that Judas will betray Him in this responsorio


catholicJesum Tradidit Impius
Judas delivers Christ to the chief priests & Peter follows at a distance


catholicTradiderunt Me
Christ laments His delivery into the hands of evildoers


catholicSeniores Populi
The Jewish Pontiffs and Pharisees plot to apprehend and kill Our Lord


catholicDeus Meus Eripe
Rescue me, O God, from the sinner's hand - Maundy Thursday 1st nocturn


catholicZelus Domus
In the Garden of Olives Our Lord starts His agony


catholicAvertantur Retrorsum
In His agony Our Lord foresees the coming offenses


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah - Third Lesson
The final verses for the Lamentations of Maundy Thursday


catholic Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel
The Canticle of Zechariah applied to the merits of the Crucifixion


catholicLonge Fecisti
Our Lord is abandoned by His Apostles


catholicOjos Claros, Serenos
A sinner asks Our Lord to turn his serene gaze on him in his misery


catholicDiviserunt Sibi
Christ laments His abandoment at the hands of cruel men


catholicPopule Meus
Christ reproaches the Jews: 'O my people, what have I done to thee?'


catholicMiserere Mei Deus
On Maudy Thursday the people cry out God for mercy


catholicCaligaverunt Oculi Mei
Christ, forsaken by all, laments His abandonment


catholicAmicus Meus
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicJudas Mercator Pessimus
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicUna Hora Non Potuistis Vigilare Mecum
A Maundy Thursday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholic Alieni Insurrexerunt
Save me, O God, for strangers have risen up against me


catholicVexilla Regis Prodeunt
The royal standard advances proclaiming the mystery of the Cross


catholicAstiterunt Reges
The kings of the earth rise up against Our Lord


catholic Vim Faciebant
Our Lord complains about the violence made against Him


catholic Insurrexerunt in Me Testes Iniqui
Unjust witnesses rose up against me - Good Friday 1st nocturn


catholic Calicem Salutaris
I shall take the Chalice of Salvation - Good Friday 1st antiphon


catholic Ab Insurgentibus in Me
Deliver me from those who rise up against me - Good Friday 3rd nocturn


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah - Second & Third Lessons
The final verses for the Lamentations of Good Friday


catholicTerra Tremuit
The earth trembled when Our Lord died


catholicSepulto Domino
The Lord is buried and the tomb is sealed


catholicAestimatus Sum
Christ laments His abandonment & death after shedding all His Blood


catholicTamquam ad Latronem
A Good Friday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicEcce Quomodo Moritur
Behold how the Just One dies before an indifferent world


catholicRecessit Pastor Noster
Christ our Shepherd has died and shattered the tyranny of the Devil


catholicAnimam Meam Dilectam
Our Lord mourns His abandonment as the Passion reaches its apex


catholicTenebrae Factae Sunt
Our Lord delivers up His spirit and wins our redemption


catholic Vere Languores
Sweet wood that bore the One who suffered for us


catholic Dixi Iniquis
David predicts the misfortune of those who crucified Our Lord


catholicO Vos Omnes
A Holy Saturday responsory by Tomás Luis de Victoria


catholicLiberavit Dominus
A song praising God for redeeming man by His Passion


catholic In Pace, in Idipsum
In peace itself shall I sleep - Holy Saturday 1st antiphon


catholic Habitabit in Tabernaculo
He shall dwell in my tabernacle - Holy Saturday 2nd antiphon


catholic The Lamentations of Jeremiah - Last Lesson
The Lamentations of Holy Saturday end envisaging the Resurrection


catholicElevamini Portae Aeternales
The victorious entrance of Our Lord into Heaven after His Resurrectionon


catholicStabat Mater Dolorosa
A hymn honoring the suffering of Our Lady during the Passion


catholicThe Lamentations of Jeremiah
Listen to and learn this beautiful chant of Holy Week liturgy


catholic Le Noël de Simon
Swiss carol on a crippled boy cured by Our Lady


catholic El Noi de la Mare
A Catalan Christmas song about offering our best gifts to the Christ Child


catholic Creator Alme Siderum
Advent chant to the Creator, Maker of the Stars


catholicVeni, Veni Emmanuel
An Advent antiphon to be sung in preparation for Christmas


catholic Venez Divin Messie
A simple and joyful French Advent song


catholic Rorate Caeli
'Let the earth be opened and bring forth the Savior'


catholic Hodie Christus Natus Est
A chant antiphon sung in the liturgy of Christmas Day


catholic Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
Thou descendest from the stars - a Christmas carol by St. Alphonsus Liguori


catholic Entre le Bœuf et l'Âne Gris
'Between the ox and the grey ass' - A medieval French carol


catholic Maria Walks amid the Thorns
German Christmas Carol describing Our Lady's journey to visit St. Elizabeth


catholic Es Kommt Ein Schiff Geladen
One of the oldest German Advent hymns


catholic Resonet in Laudibus
A medieval Latin carol on the glory of the Nativity


catholic The Wexford Carol
A traditional Irish Christmas carol


catholic A La Nanita Nana
A beautiful Spanish Christmas carol


catholicPersonent Hodie
A medieval Latin carol expressing the joy for the Birth of Christ


catholicBlessed Be that Maid Marie
An old English carol honoring Our Lady as the Mother of God


catholicQuem Pastores Laudavere
A medieval carol praising the Birth of the King of Glory


catholicYorkshire Wassail Song
One of the earliest English Christmas carols


catholicVerbum Caro Factum Est
A medieval Christmas carol glorifying the Blessed Virgin


catholicLullay Mine Liking
An Old English Christmas lullaby to the Infant Christ


catholicA Solis Ortus Cardine
A 5th century hymn celebrating the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ


catholicAdeste Fideles
The Angels call the shepherds to adore the Divine Infant


catholicNoël Nouvelet
The shepherds rejoice in this lively French medieval carol


catholic Nowell Nowell Tydings Trew
An old Irish Christmas hymn honoring the Annunciation


catholic Patapan, Patapan
A French village carol celebrating the Birth of Christ


catholicIl Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant
A popular French carol expresses the joy of receiving the Savior


catholicEs Ist ein Ros Enstprungen
A German carol celebrating Mary and Jesus as flowers of Jesse's lineage


catholicGaudete Christus Est Natus
A 16th century Finnish carol honoring Our Lord and Our Lady


catholicAngelus ad Virginem
A 14th century carol honoring Christ's conception & birth


catholicIn Dulce Jubilo
An angelic Latin and German Christmas carol


catholicStill, Still, Still
A traditional Austrian lullaby attributed to Our Lady


catholicO Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree - A German Christmas Carol


catholicThe Holly and the Ivy
An old English Christmas Carol


catholicMaria Walks Amid the Thorns
A medieval German Christmas Carol


catholicDadme Albricias, Hijos d’Eva
Sons of Eve, Bring Me Glad Tidings - A Spanish Christmas Carol


catholicRiu, Riu, Chiu
A Spanish Christmas Carol in honor of Our Lady


catholic Quand Dieu Naquit à Noël
A French carol on the generosity of those who came to see Our Lord


catholicHush Little Babe – Carol of the Princeling
A new Christmas song by Fr. Somerville


catholic Reges Tharsis
The Magi offer their gifts in this solemn Epiphany chant


catholic Gaudeamus Omnes in Domino
Introit antiphon for the Mass of All Saints Day


catholic Stella Splendens
A medieval pilgrim song to Our Lady of Montserrat


catholic Dios Te Salve, María
A spirited Andalusian procession song and march to Our Lady


catholicDies Irae
A medieval hymm reflecting on God's holy wrath on Judgment Day


catholic La Virgen del Buen Suceso
An Asturian hymn to Our Lady of Good Success


catholic Veni Sancte Spiritus
An exquisite and tender Pentecost hymn of the 12th century


catholic Veni Creator Spiritus
A soul-stirring Pentecost hymn invoking the Holy Ghost


catholic Ave Regina Caelorum
A Marian chant antiphon sung from February 2 to Holy Week


catholic In Paradisum
Antiphon from the Requiem Mass


catholic Le Chant des Templiers
How the Knights Templar intoned the Salve Regina


catholic Il Est un Petit Ange
A Swiss Christmas carol about an Angel inviting a boy come to the Child


catholic Santa Lucia
An Italian song from Naples for St. Lucy's Day


catholic Tous les Bourgeois de Châtres
A carol describing the celebrations of 'all the people of Châtres'


catholic Ich Geh’ Mit Meiner Laterne
A German song for St. Martin's Day


catholic Soul Cake Song
An English ‘souling song’ for All Souls’ Day


catholicThe Coventry Carol
A 16th century song mourning the slaughter of the Holy Innocents


catholicAve Maris Stella
A medieval hymn honoring Our Lady as Star of the Sea


catholicSee Malachi, God’s Ancient Seer
Hymn for the Presentation of Our Lord and Purification of Mary, February 2


catholicCredo
The most simple and well known Credo in Latin


catholicAve Maria
Simple Gregorian plainchant of the Hail Mary in Latin


catholicSalve Regina
Learn to sing this traditional Catholic hymn


catholicIntroduction
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