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A hymn often ascribed to Aquinas, but probably by a German Jesuit of the seventeenth century.

Metr. tr. in Episc. H. 223; N. Laud. D. 1057; In Exc. 677; Meth. H. 849. Metre: iambic dimeter catalectic rhyming, and lines of three iambics rhyming.

1. Aquinas LAUDA SION, p. 71, 63 ecce, panis angelorum factus cibus viatorum vere panis filiorum. 4, 5. ciba... priva, verbs. 10. pota, refresh. 15. specie, Aquinas 1.c. 42. 16. Cf. Aquinas ADORO TE DEVOTE, p. 70, line 25.

O filii et filiae,

Rex caelestis, rex gloriae
Morte surrexit hodie. Alleluia.

Et mane, prima Sabbati

Ad ostium monumenti

Accesserunt discipuli. Alleluia.

Et Maria Magdalene,

Et Iacobi, et Salome

Venerunt corpus ungere. leluia.

In albis sedens angelus

Praedixit mulieribus :

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Discipulis astantibus,

In medio stetit Christus,

Dicens: Pax vobis omnibus.
Alleluia.

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A salutation for Easter of French origin; probably of the seventeenth century.

Metr. tr. in A. & M. 108; Laud. D. 435; Schaff I 254. Original melody in Young 206.

Metre: iambic dimeter, rhyming.

4. S. Marc. xvi 2 et valde mane una sabbatorum veniunt ad monumentum. The word for week is N. T. Greek. 7. Id. 1 et cum transisset sabbatum Maria Magdalene et Maria (mater) Iacobi et Salome emerunt aromata ut venientes ungerunt Iesum. 13. S. Ioann. xx. 4 ille alius discipulus praecucurrit citius Petro et venit primus ad monumentum. 17. Id. 19 venit Iesus et stetit in medio et dixit eis Pax vobis. 20. Quia and quod for the acc. and infin. construction are very common in medieval Latin through Greek influence: S. Ioann. xx. 18 annuncians discipulis quia vidi Dominum. 25. Id. 27 vide manus meas et affer manum tuam et mitte in latus meum et noli esse incredulus. 27. Id. 28 dixit ei Dominus et Deus meus. 28. Id. 29 beati qui non viderunt et crediderunt.

CAROLUS COFFIN

Charles Coffin was Rector of the University of Paris, and wrote many hymns for the revised Paris breviary of 1736.

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An Advent hymn.

Metr. tr. in A. & M. 40; N. Laud. D. 114; Young 41.

5. Aggaeus ii 8 et veniet desideratus cunctis nationibus. 10. Plebis betrays the ultra-classical taste of Coffin's time; salvum fac populum was good enough for the TE DEUM, p. 7, line 23.

Labente iam solis rota,
Inclinat in noctem dies;
Sic vita supremam cito
Festinat ad metam gradu.

A hymn for Sunday evening.

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O Christe, dum fixus cruci 5
Expandis orbi brachia,

Amare da crucem; tuo

Da nos in amplexu mori.

Metr. tr. in A. & M. 12; In Exc. 82; Young 8.

6. S. Ioann. xii 32 et ego si exaltatus fuero a terra omnia traham ad meipsum.

INDEX OF HYMNS AND AUTHORS

A solis ortus, 16.
ABELARD, 36.

ADAM OF ST. VICTOR, 55.

Adeste fideles, 81.
Adoro te devote, 69.
Ad perennis. 38.

Ad regias Agni, 8.

Aeterna Christi munera, 8.
Aeterne rex altissime, 43.
Ales diei nuntius, 13.
Alleluia dulce carmen, 43.
Alleluia piis, 34.
AMBROSE, 3.
AMBROSIANI, 6.

Angulare fundamentum, 27.
Apparebit repentina, 25.
AQUINAS, 68.

Audi benigne, 20.
Aurora lucis rutilat, 9.
Ave maris stella, 32.

Beata Christi passio, 77.
Beata nobis gaudia, 2.
BEDE, 23.

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, 49.

BERNARD OF CLUNY, 47.
BONAVENTURA, 66.

Caelestis formam, 79.
Cantemus cuncti, 31.

Chorus novae Ierusalem, 44.
Christe qui lux, 10.
Christum ducem, 67.
Christus sanctorum, 33.
Circa thronum, 56.

Claro paschali, 10.

COFFIN, 83.
Corde natus, 13.
Crucem pro nobis, 77.
Crux fidelis, 19.

DAMASUS, 2.
DAMIANI, 38.

Deus creator omnium, 3.
Dies irae, 73.

Ecce iam noctis, 20.
Ecce panis angelorum, 71.

FORTUNATUS, 18.
FULBERT, 44.

Gloria laus et honor, 20.
Grates nunc omnes, 30.
Gravi me terrore, 41.
GREGORY, 20.

Heri mundus, 58.
Heu quid iaces, 78.

Hic breve vivitur, 47.
HILARY, 1.
HILDEBERT, 54.
Hora qui ductus, 77.
Horae, 77.

Hora novissima, 47.
Hostis Herodes impie, 17.

Hymnum canamus gloriae, 24.
Hymnum canentes martyrum, 23.

IACOPONE DE BENEDETTI, 75.
Iam lucis orto, 11.

Iam maesta quiesce, 14.

Ierusalem luminosa, 80.
Iesu decus angelicum, 50.
Iesu dulcedo cordium, 50.
Iesu dulcis memoria, 49.
Iesu nostra redemptio, 25.
Iesu rex admirabilis, 50.
INNOCENT III, 64.
In noctis umbra, 83.

Labente iam solis, 84.
Labor parvus est, 76.
Lauda Sion, 70.
Lucis creator, 21.

Lucis largitor splendide, 1.
Lustra sex, 19.

Martyris ecce dies, 2.
MAUBURN, 78.
Media vita, 45.

Me receptet Sion, 54.
Mittit ad virginem, 36.
Mortis portis, 46.
Mundi renovatio, 55.

Nocte surgentes, 21.
NOTKER, 30.

O bona patria, 47.
O esca viatorum, 81.
O filii et filiae, 82.
O lux beata, 6.

O miranda vanitas, 53.
O quanta qualia, 37.
O salutaris hostia, 69.
O sola magna, 16.

Pange lingua-corporis, 72.
Pange lingua-proelium, 18.
PAUL THE DEACON, 28.
PETER THE VENERABLE, 46.
PIETRO DAMIANI, 38.
PRUDENTIUS, 12.

Quam dilecta, 59.
Qui iacuisti mortuus, 77.
Qui sunt isti, 63.

Recordare sanctae crucis, 66.
Rex Christe factus, 22.

Salve caput, 52.
Salve mundi, 51.

Salvete flores martyrum, 15.
SEDULIUS, 16.

Splendor paternae gloriae, 4.
Stabat mater dolorosa, 65.
Stabat mater speciosa, 75.
Surrexit Christus, 78.

Tantum ergo, 72.
Te deum laudamus, 6.
Te lucis ante, 11.
THEODULPH, 29.
THOMAS A CELANO, 73.
THOMAS A KEMPIS, 76.

THOMAS AQUINAS, 68.

Tristes erant Apostoli, 10.

Tu qui velatus, 77.

Urbs beata Hierusalem, 27.
Urbs Sion aurea, 48.
Urbs Sion inclyta, 48.

Ut queant laxis, 28.

VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS, 18.

Veni creator spiritus, 35.

Veni redemptor gentium, 5.
Veni sancte spiritus, 64.
Veni veni Emmanuel, 61.
Verbum dei, 62.
Verbum supernum, 68.
Victimae paschali, 45.
Volat avis, 62.
Vox clara ecce, 12.

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