Most Appealing Hymns

[CatholicCid]

So, now that we know what annoys you most (and what songs to send you on a Christmas CD), what Church songs can you not get enough of?

Edited December 2, 2007 by CatholicCid

[HotRod]

"One Bread, one body". Thats my favorite. oh, and "Here I am", thats my favorite too

Wifey's fav is "You are mine".

Edited December 2, 2007 by HotRod

[elizabeth_jane]

Good topic.

-- I am the bread of Life
--The King of Love My Shepard Is
--It Is Well With My Soul
--Tantum Ego (OK so we only sing it on Holy Thursday but I love it!)
--Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise (it is also, coincidentally, a great dish-washing song!)
--Crown Him With Many Crowns
--O Sacred Head, Surrounded
--O Sanctissima
--O Sons and Daughters
--Hail Holy Queen
--Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
--Holy, Holy, Holy
--How Great Thou Art
--Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
--Lord of All Hopefulness
--The Church's One Foundation
--Battle Hymn of the Republic
--Christmas/Easter/Lent/Advent hymns, in general
--To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King

[Ash Wednesday]

Tantum Ergo is really beautiful.
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Immaculate Mary
Holy, Holy, Holy
My Soul in Silence Waits
What Child is This (Sung to the melody of Greensleeves)

When they sing Silent Night on Christmas Eve, it makes me well up with tears EVERY TIME.

I'm tired right now and can't think about any more off the top of my head.

[rachael]

Silent Night

Edited December 2, 2007 by rachael

[Resurrexi]

The Gregorian melodies for:
Dies Irae
Pange Lingua
Ave Verum
Ave Maria
Regina Coeli
Adoro Te Devote
Savle Regina
Victimae Pascali Laudes
Veni Sancte Spiritus

Non-Gregorian hymns:
Adeste Fideles
O Sanctissima
Puer Natus in Bethlehem
Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming

Favorite Gregorian Mass settings:
Requiem
Orbis Factor
De Angelis

[Deus te Amat]

Pie Jesu

Tantum Ergo

Silent Night

Be Not Afraid

Ave Maria (for this one, I'm assuming you're asking which song is most appealing to [i]play[/i] as i play flute for Mass and this is most definately my favorite)

Veni Sancti Spiritus (I'll NEVER forget this at my Confirmation )

Edited December 2, 2007 by Deus_te_Amat

[BG45]

Holy Holy Holy
How Great Thou Art
Silent Night
Come All Ye Faithful

[cathoholic_anonymous]

Recently I fell under the spell of this communion hymn, originally by Thomas Aquinas. I do not know the translator.

Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore,
Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more,
See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart
Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.

Seeing, touching, tasting are in thee deceived:
How says trusty hearing? that shall be believed;
What God's Son has told me, take for truth I do;
Truth himself speaks truly or there's nothing true.

On the cross thy godhead made no sign to men,
Here thy very manhood steals from human ken:
Both are my confession, both are my belief,
And I pray the prayer of the dying thief.

I am not like Thomas, wounds I cannot see,
But can plainly call thee Lord and God as he;
Let me to a deeper faith daily nearer move,
Daily make me harder hope and dearer love.

O thou our reminder of Christ crucified,
Living Bread, the life of us for whom he died,
Lend this life to me then: feed and feast my mind,
There be thou the sweetness man was meant to find.

Jesu, whom I look at shrouded here below,
I beseech thee send me what I thirst for so,
Some day to gaze on thee face to face in light
And be blest for ever with thy glory's sight.

The music is haunting. I feel prayer rising from right inside me when I so much as hear one strain.

[Lena]

Canticle of the Turning

Ave Maria

O Holy Night

Let There Be Peace on Earth

On Eagle's Wings

oh, and Canticle of the Sun! I just love singing

Edited December 3, 2007 by Lena

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1428306' date='Dec 2 2007, 05:55 PM']Recently I fell under the spell of this communion hymn, originally by Thomas Aquinas. I do not know the translator.

Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore,
Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more,
See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart
Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.

Seeing, touching, tasting are in thee deceived:
How says trusty hearing? that shall be believed;
What God's Son has told me, take for truth I do;
Truth himself speaks truly or there's nothing true.

On the cross thy godhead made no sign to men,
Here thy very manhood steals from human ken:
Both are my confession, both are my belief,
And I pray the prayer of the dying thief.

I am not like Thomas, wounds I cannot see,
But can plainly call thee Lord and God as he;
Let me to a deeper faith daily nearer move,
Daily make me harder hope and dearer love.

O thou our reminder of Christ crucified,
Living Bread, the life of us for whom he died,
Lend this life to me then: feed and feast my mind,
There be thou the sweetness man was meant to find.

Jesu, whom I look at shrouded here below,
I beseech thee send me what I thirst for so,
Some day to gaze on thee face to face in light
And be blest for ever with thy glory's sight.

The music is haunting. I feel prayer rising from right inside me when I so much as hear one strain.[/quote]

That was Adoro Te

[whiskeyrunner]

This is an easy one to reply to. Mine's a toss up though. O Sacrum Convivium or O Bone Jesu.

[EAnn246]

O Holy Night. On Christmas, this one guy sings it and I (as well as most of the church) cry. It's amazing.

Other favorites:
One Bread, One Body
You are Mine
Ave Maria
How Great Thou Art

I also really like the Advent gathering song/hymn that we sing at my home church. I have to idea what it is called, but I love it and really miss it because we don't sing it here at school.

[elizabeth_jane]

Ack! How could I forget O Holy Night? Best Christmas song EVER.

[soccer girl =D]

overflow by matt maher and silver bells.
there was also this other song we sang during a Holy hour recently at a retreat and we sang "Jesus" alot.