Note (2018-02-13): The score and sound file given here are now obsolete, and new, better ones are posted lower down.

Here is my new hymn tune St. Philomena (10 10. 10 10), with text by H. M. Butler ("Lift up your hearts!" We lift them, Lord, to Thee). The tune and harmonization are in pure Lydian mode (D major, with every instance of the fourth scale degree a G-sharp instead of the usual G-natural).

The hymn text originally seems to have had seven stanzas. It appears with four stanzas in The Hymnal 1940 at # 482, which is the text I use; however, I have added a final doxological stanza of my own (for a total of five stanzas), which, with its musical references, serves (among other things) to remind me how much I regretted having to miss this year's Colloquium (in the Twin Cities, just 20-25 miles away from my home).

In addition to the four-part pure Lydian harmonization, there are also two descants. In the accompanying sound file, the second descant is "sung" during the second stanza, the first descant is "sung" during the third stanza, and both descants are "sung" simultaneously in the fifth stanza. The fourth stanza is "sung" a cappella. Also, the hymn tune is played through once at the beginning by organ alone.

Comments/reactions are welcome.