Budge's Favorite Hymn

[Budge]

[quote]My grandmother's favorite was this one. If I close my eyes, I can still hear her singing it. She was a devout Baptist woman.

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.[/quote]

I love that one too...

My minister's wife sings it to the church even all the time.

Wonderful hymn!

[cathoholic_anonymous]

"The Old Rugged Cross" is my dad's favourite hymn. I've often caught him getting a bit watery-eyed when he sings it in church, although he always denies it afterwards.

I love so many hymns that it's difficult to choose a special favourite. Here are four that I particularly like. (I've tried whittling it down to two but I can't. I'm just greedy when it comes to church music.)

Lord Jesus Christ,
You have come to us,
You are one with us, Mary's son;
Cleansing our souls from all their sin,
Pouring your love and goodness in:
Jesus our love for you we sing -
Living Lord.

Lord Jesus Christ, now and every day
Teach us how to pray, Son of God;
You have commanded us to do
This in remembrance, Lord, of you:
Into our lives your power breaks through -
Living Lord.

Lord Jesus Christ,
You have come to us,
Born as one of us, Mary's son;
Led out to die on Calvary,
Risen from death to set us free:
Living Lord Jesus, help us see
You are Lord.

Lord Jesus Christ,
I would come to you,
Live my life for you, Son of God;
All your commands I know are true,
Your many gifts will make me new:
Into my life your power breaks through -
Living Lord.

**********

For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
Alleluia, alleluia!

Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Allelu, alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
All are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Allelu, alleluia!

O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Allelu, alleluia!

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave, again, and arms are strong.
Allelu, alleluia!

The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blessed.
Allelu, alleluia!

From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Allelu, alleluia!

But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of glory passes on His way.
Allelu, alleluia!

********

Thine be the glory risen, conqu’ring Son;
Endless is the victory Thou o'er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes where Thy body lay.

Refrain:

[i]Thine be the glory, risen conqu’ring Son,
Endless is the vict'ry Thou o'er death hast won.[/i]

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;
For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting.

Refrain

No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life;
Life is naught without Thee; aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu'rors, through Thy deathless love:
Bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above.

******************

Immaculate Mary, our hearts are on fire,
that title so wondrous fills all our desire.
Chorus:

[i]Ave, ave, ave Maria
Ave, ave, ave Maria[/i]

We pray for God's glory, may his kingdom come!
We pray for his vicar, our Father, and Rome.
Chorus

We pray for our mother, the church upon earth,
and bless sweetest lady, the land of our birth.
Chorus

For poor, sick, afflicted, thy mercy we crave;
and comfort the dying, the light of the grave.
Chorus

In grief and temptation, in joy or in pain,
we'll ask thee, our mother, nor seek thee in vain.
Chorus

In death's solemn moment, our mother, be nigh;
as children of Mary, O teach us to die.
Chorus

And crown thy sweet mercy with this special grace,
to behold soon in heaven God's ravishing face.
Chorus

Now to God be all glory and worship for aye,
and to God's virgin mother an endless Ave!
Chorus

[Resurrexi]

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
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Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae,
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes,
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eja ergo advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
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Glória in excélsis Déo.
Et in térra
pax homínibus bónæ voluntátis.
Laudámus te.
Benedícimus te.
Adorámus te.
Glorificámus te.
Grátias ágimus tibi propter
mágnam glóriam túam.
Dómine Déus, Rex cœléstis,
Déus Pater omnípotens.
Dómine, Fíli unigénite,
Jésu Chríste.
Dómine Déus, Agnus Déi,
Fílius Pátris.
Qui tóllis peccáta múndi,
miserére nóbis.
Qui tóllis peccáta múndi,
súscipe deprecatiónem nóstram.
Qui sédes ad déxteram Pátris,
miserére nóbis.
Quóniam tu sólus sánctus.
Tu sólus Dóminus.
Tu sólus Altíssimus, Jésu Chríste.
Cum Sáncto Spíritu,
in glória Déi Pátris.
Amen.
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Credó in únum Déum,
Pátrem omnipoténtem,
factórem cæli et térræ,
visibílium ómnium,
et invisibílium.
Et in únum Dóminum
Jésum Chrístum,
Fílium Déi unigénitum.
Et ex Pátre nátum ante
ómnia sæcula.
Déum de Déo,
lúmen de lúmine,
Déum vérum de Déo véro.
Génitum, non fáctum,
consubstantiálem Pátri:
per quem ómnia fácta sunt.
Qui propter nos hómines,
et propter nóstram salútem
descéndit de cælis.
(Here all kneel)
Et incarnátus est
de Spíritu Sáncto
ex María Vígine:
Et hómo fáctus est.
Crucifíxus étiam
pro nóbis:
sub Póntio Piláto
pássus, et sepúltus est.
Et resurréxit tértia díe
secúndum scriptúras.
Et ascéndit in cælum;
sédet ad déxteram Pátris.
Et íterum ventúrus est
cum glória,
judicáre vívos et mórtuos:
cújus régni non érit fínis.
Et in Spíritum Sánctum,
Dóminum, et vivificántem:
qui ex Pátre Filióque procédit.
Qui cum Pátre et Fílio
simul adorátur,
et conglorificátur:
qui locútus est
per Prophétas.
Et únam sánctam cathólicam
et apostólicam Ecclésiam.
Confíteor únum baptísma
in remissiónem peccatórum.
Et exspécto
resurrectiónem mortuórum.
Et vitam cross ventúri sæculi.
Amen.
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Vidi áquam egrediéntem de témplo,
a látere déxtro, allelúia:
et ómnes, ad quos pervénit áqua ísta,
sálvi fácti sunt,
et dícent, allelúia, allelúia.
Vidi áquam egrediéntem de témplo,
a látere déxtro, allelúia:
et ómnes, ad quos pervénit áqua ísta,
sálvi fácti sunt,
et dícent, allelúia, allelúia.
Glória Pátri, et Fílio,
et Spirítui Sáncto:
Sicut érat in princípio,
et nunc, et semper,
et in saécula sæculórum. Amen.
Vidi áquam egrediéntem de témplo,
a látere déxtro, allelúia:
et ómnes, ad quos pervénit áqua ísta,
sálvi fácti sunt,
et dícent, allelúia, allelúia.
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Adéste fidéles,
laéti, triumphántes;
Veníte, veníte in Béthlehem;
Natum vidéte,
Regem angelórum:
Veníte adorémus,
Veníte adorémus,
Veníte adorémus Dóminum!
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[veroni213]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1093291' date='Oct 16 2006, 05:56 PM']
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.

[/quote]

No fair! I was gonna post that. Not so much because I like the song itself (though it is good), but because I like the context in which it is sung.

[catholicinsd]

Hail Holy Queen

Hail holy queen enthroned above
Oh Maria
Hail mother of mercy and of love
Oh Maria
Triumph all ye cherubim
Sing with us ye seraphim
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, regina

Hail holy queen enthroned above
Oh Maria
Hail mother of mercy and of love
Oh Maria
Triumph all ye cherubim
Sing with us ye seraphim
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, regina

Our life, our sweetness here below
Oh Maria
Our hope in sorrow and in woe
Oh, oh, oh Maria
Triumph all ye cherubim (Cherubim)
Sing with us ye seraphim (Seraphim)
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, regina
Alleluia

Mater amaterintermerata
Sanctus, sanctus, dominus
Virgo respice mater ad spice
Sanctus, sanctus, dominus
Alleluia

Our hope in sorrow and in woe
Oh, oh, oh Maria
Triumph all ye cherubim (Cherubim)
Sing with us ye seraphim (Seraphim)
Heaven and earth resound the hymn
Salve, salve, salve, regina
Salve regina (wa, oh, oh)
Salve regina

The Sister Act Version is my favorite

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Edited October 17, 2006 by catholicinsd

[Groo the Wanderer]

One of mine *ducks for cover*


Be Not Afraid

written by Bob Dufford, S.J., a Catholic Hymn

You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

[cmotherofpirl]

I love song based in scripture.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='groo the wanderer'] You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.
[/quote]

I didn't know that Groo was Jesus!

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1094428' date='Oct 17 2006, 10:49 PM']
I didn't know that Groo was Jesus!
[/quote]
you are just out of the loop :

[Archangel]

I always liked "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman."

Here is one version: [url="http://www.spiritandsong.com/jukebox/songs/1529"]http://www.spiritandsong.com/jukebox/songs/1529[/url]

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
O, pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of death. Amen.

Gentle woman, quiet light,
morning star so strong and bright,
gentle mother, peaceful dove,
teach us wisdom, teach us love.
Oh teach us love.

Ave, ave, ave Maria.
Santa tu eres bendita, María.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.

[onlygrace08]

[quote name='Groo the Wanderer' post='1094006' date='Oct 17 2006, 01:33 PM']
One of mine *ducks for cover*
Be Not Afraid

written by Bob Dufford, S.J., a Catholic Hymn

You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.
[/quote]

I love this song!!! These are all so beautiful!!!

I have too many favorites but, since I was singing this one just last night, I'll share it.

refrain
You satisfy the hungry heart with gift of finest wheat,
come give to us o saving Lord, the bread of life to eat.

verse 1
as when the shepherd calls his sheep, they know and heed his voice;
so when You call Your family Lord, we follow and rejoice.

(refrain)

verse 2
with joyful lips we sing to You, our praise and gratitude,
that You should count us worthy Lord, to share this heavenly food.

(refrain)

verse 3
the mystery of Your presence Lord, no mortal tongue can tell;
whom all the world cannot contain comes in our hearts to dwell.

(refrain)

verse 4
You give yourself to us o Lord, then selfless let us be,
to serve each other in Your name in truth and charity.

(refrain)

[Akalyte]

I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.

[Groo the Wanderer]

[quote name='Akalyte' post='1094676' date='Oct 18 2006, 07:28 AM']
I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.
[/quote]


w00t! Comin' Home to Rome! babysteps...babysteps :

[Norseman82]

[quote name='Akalyte' post='1094676' date='Oct 18 2006, 07:28 AM']
I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.
[/quote]

Then you'll like "Creed" by Third Day....

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Archangel' post='1094666' date='Oct 18 2006, 06:13 AM']
I always liked "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman."
[/quote]
I like it all up until I hear "woman" in place of "women."

"Woman" acting as a plural just makes me think of N.O.W. and suddenly Gloria Steinem is in my head saying, "I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman!"

I wonder if the writers knew that it sounded like radical feminist rhetoric.