P A N G E L I N G V A B R E V I A R Y H Y M N S O F O L D V S E S W I T H A N E N GL I S H R E N D E R I N G BY A L A M c D OV A L N G. G L £5 A N I N T R O D V CT I O N B Y A D R I A N F O RT E S CV E L O N D O N B U R N S £5 O A T E S 2 8 O R C H A R D S T R E E T W T R A N S L A T O R ’S F O R E W O R D AL THOUGH it has seemed good to th e Chu rch tha t the a ncie nt loca l orders of saying a n d singing the Divine Ofice shou ld in most cases be a bolished in favo ur of the use of tha t City which is the centre a n d head of the Chu rch on ea rth there a re nevertheless man arts o the o ld and , y p f superseded rites which do n ot merit complete oblivion ; and since their h mns a re their most individual eatures a rdin y f , fi g a s they do a lmost the only opportu nity for unfettered com ' osition in the scheme o the Brev ia r O zce the followin p f y fl , g ' seleft ion has been made therefrom in the belief that their very real though rugged bea uty will appea l to those who find the thoughts of all but forgotten fellow Catholics a n a id a nd sp ur ‘ to h i o i I i ho ed that t a t e r own dev t on . t s p he m ny defecZs of the work will n ot deter its readers from seeking for themselves a share of those jewels so easily to be found in the setting of mediaeva l books evotio of d n . M r thanks a re due to the Editor of the N a tion for per “ mission to reproduce here the tra nslation of Te centies mille ” le io um an li which irst a ea red in is a n e h er . g g , f pp p p A G c . M D . 2 A r 1 6 0 p il 1 9 . THE CONTENTS P A GE. ON ERNI NG HYMNS ADRI A I N T RODV CTI ON : C C . By N F OR TE S CVE 1 EV S AETERN I LV MI N I S or MOR I G . D f N N This hymn is appointedfor use at L auds of Tuesday in the Moz arahic v a The r eren ce in l ne 8 to the Hol S t as roceed n Bre i ry . ef i y piri p i g s its nt ui h Mo a ab c Use rom the Father onl tes e to a i . T e f y, tifi e ty z r i , as is well known is ollowed to th s da in some churches in S a n . , f i y p i 2 HRI STE L V X MVN DI SAL V S ET POTESTAS r EVE I G . C fl N N This h mn is also aken rom the Mo a ab c books where it a ea s y t f z r i , pp r i s s the h d S un da a er E han in the oj t e of Ve per on t ir y ft pip y . CVN CTORVM REX OMN I POT EN S or ADVE T 3 . f N an ds Adv nt The Moz arabic hymn fir L in e . SVRGEN TES AD T E OMI NE or HRI STMA S 4 . , D f C h s h is ken om th r v ar o th Mon s o Se ve n us T i ymn ta fr e B e i y f e a tery f S. ri l d i us d i th c o Mat ns t h s mas t s at N a es an s e n e o e i a . I p , fi f C ri t i also oun d in man o her S an sh and I al an h mnar es in wh ch it f y t p i t i y i , i is n used s e al m dn ht h mn ofte a a f ri i ig y . O BEATA GAVDE I N FAN T I A or HRI S TMA S 5. f C Th s h mn or ather carol is ound in a brevia or the d ocese o i y , r , f ry f i f or o di San Se olc o r nted at Ven ce in 1 8 1 . I t is a aren l B g p r , p i i 4 pp t y n ot n en ded or l tu cal use as is laced b sel at the end i t f i rgi , it p y it f Qf ‘ h al Th h m ar an em nt s m t e Sanctor e . e r y e r g e i ore intricate than is usual n el us o in L ati r igio p etry . 6 AVRES AD NOSTRA S DEI TATI S P RE ES r L E T . C fi N Found in ante T dent ne Roman brevia es th s h mn has now been ri i ri , i y s d b h 'salu tis i im is I ts l ss s u e sede t e 0 so n t . o i much to be re p r y , ’ retted as it is one the mos beaut ul exam les mediaeval h mnod g , of t if p of y y . S MMI L ARGI TOR PRA EMI I r L E T 7 . V fi N From the Sarum Breviary ofice of L au ds in the third andfiurth weeks o L ent I n some othe tes is a o nted r use at om l ne du n f . r ri it pp i fi C p i ri g the same season . I t obab dates om the h een th centu pr ly fr t irt ry. C I S AV C TOR L EMENS L MEN I MM V 8 . L V V EN S M b r L E T C , / N Appointedfir use in the Moz arabic Breviary at Compline throughou t L ent . The ex is ver co u t t y rr pt. T E GEN T I ES MI L L E L EGI ON V M A 9 . NGEL I fir EA S TER This hy mn is used in the Moz arabic Bre viary at Vespers from E aster da to the Ascens on an d is also oun d in the A n lo-Saxon H mna y i , it f g y ry in the o ce o S M ch l The L n t n sh s h . ae . a he S a i ver on w ch fi f i ti of p i , i is he e ollowe d is x em l d b s d llac r ll A e e e a e e . e stc o ste ae n i r f , tr y , g , f , g or A n o s o he etc f g ( tr p . vii YA GE V I TA SAN CTORV M DECVS AN GEL ORV M r EASTER , fi Foun d in man old Gallic an d German brev a ies this ex u s e h mn y i r , q i it y m n r us b P rot s ants has been translated into Ger a fi e y e t . NO BI S OL Y MPO REDDI T VS for the A SCE NSI O N A h mn b San al ns Vittorinus ean- a is e de San euil 1 6 0 y y t i (j B pt t t , 3 t u d on th O v th Ascens on I t s taken used a L a s e tta e of e i . i rom the P a isian revia a com ila on used wi h local va iations f r B ry , p ti t r hrou h almos the whole o Fran ce un il 1 8 when it was su t g t f t 7 3 , p ss d b the Hol S ee n avour o the Roman i e pre e y y i f f r t . GRATI A TVA SPI RI TVS or P E N TE O S T , f C h nt s v d t l wh t MS . re er e l ere it s From a een ce ur a S. Ga o m fif t y p , f r “ ” t l h l he mn p art of a L i t e Ofice of t e Ho y Spirit .