English Translations of Latin Hymns

tomjaw

We have had a number of discussions that have asked for translations of hymns. To provide a one stop resource of translators or books of translations we could list our resources. I will give a direct link to the index of each book below,

Britt, Hymns of the (Roman) Breviary and Missal

Connelly, Joseph Hymns of the Roman Liturgy Download link

Caswall, Lyra Catholica
Hymnary Website

Caswall, Hymns and poems

Donahoe, Daniel Joseph, 1853-1930 Early Christian hymns vol 1

Donahoe, Daniel Joseph, 1853-1930 Early Christian hymns vol 2

William John Copeland (1848), Hymns for the week and hymns for the season

Shipley, Orby, 1832-1916 Annus sanctus

Aquinas Byrnes O.P. Hymns of the Dominican Missal and Breviary

Saint Augustine's Lyre

Chant blog

Breviary hymns

John Henry Newman, Verses on Various Occasions and Hymni ecclesiae

Marquis of Bute, The Roman Breviary 4 vol.s

MacGilton, Alice King, A study of Latin hymns

Bagshawe, Breviary Hymns and Missal Sequences

Isaac, Hymns translated from the Parisian breviary

Mant Richard, Ancient Hymns from the Roman Breviary

So can we add any other resources...

DCM

Hymns of the Liturgia Horarum : prose translations for all of the hymns in the LotH.

Sarum breviary hymns : various translators, about 50% Neale's.

I consult both of these pretty often. Esp. the Latin hymns blog, since translations of the newer LotH hymns are hard to come by if you aren't paying for the Universalis app.

Samuel Weber's Hymnal for the Hours is easily available online but I don't know its copyright status. It's just about the only easily accessible source for most of the Ryde Abbey translations.

GerardH

Forum member Fr Thomas Buffer's Ubi Claritas is great. It has Lauds, Vespers and some Matins hymns per the 4-week psalter, as well as a handful of hymns from the sanctorale.

EDIT: @Fr_Buffer

Kathy

This is so helpful--thanks very much!!

tomjaw

How could I forget C. S. Calverley 1831-1884
The complete works of C.S. Calverley This links to the Hymn translations in the complete works.

Chrism

Msgr. Henry's Eucharistica (some translations, some originals)

Canon Oakeley's Lyra Liturgica

Fr. John Wallace's Hymns of the Church

Fr. Michael Wallace's Hymns of the Church (small section within broader work)

Alan McDougall's Pange Lingua: Breviary Hymns of Old Uses, also available from the CMAA shop

Kathy

How could I forget C. S. Calverley 1831-1884

The Sarum Trinity sequence on p. 300 is particularly useful.

tomjaw

Another,
The Latin Hymn-writers and Their Hymns, Samuel Willoughby Duffield

davido

Praise for All Seasons, by Fr James Quinn
https://www.amazon.com/Praise-All-Seasons-James-Quinn/dp/0225667150
Contains some of his own works but many of the Latin hymns.

gsmisek

Of course, The Divine Office Hymnal, by the USCCB, has English translations approved and confirmed for use in the USA. It incorporates ICEL's new Liturgy of the Hours hymn translations and others (under copyright): https://giamusic.com/store/the-divine-office-hymnal.

tomjaw

More translators,

Chambers, John David, 1805-1893 Lauda Syon, ancient Latin hymns of the English and other churches

Webb, Benjamin, 1819-1885 The Hymnary (1872) and Hymnal Noted (1851)

AnimaVocis

I fully endorse the new Divine Office Hymnal. While many have an issue with the translation, I find that it is more faithful to the Latin, and actually makes you ponder the aspects of each of the hymns. They each have a different character, and the nuances of the hymns are beautiful!

Been praying with it daily for most of the last year. Also, has some wonderful "new" tunes in the metrical versions of each of the hymns.

oldhymns

Does anyone know where I could locate an English translation (metrical) of Salve, Mater Misericordiae? I checked some of the above-listed sources but could not locate it. The first two verses are in the St. Pius X Hymnal #85. I'm looking for verses 3 to 6. Thanks!

tomjaw

@oldhymns I am sure I have seen a translation... but can't find it. Will keep looking.

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