I ran into this French hymn book with Latin hymns in. They actually included versions of "Adeste Fideles" for Eastertide and for Ordinary Time.
The Easter one started: Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes, Inane sepulcrum conspicite....
The anytime one began: Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes, Venite, ad Jesum concurrite....
There was also a rather natty one to the tune of "O Filii et Filiae": Vivat Jesus, Homo Deus, Vivat Salvator Dominus, Rex nostri cordis unicus. Vi----vat.
Vivat Jesus, vivat Jesus, vivat Jesus.
Also a lot of songs in French, of course, but I don't understand those quite as well. :)
Yes, the Adeste Fideles tune was popular as a carol tune, not just as a Christmas one...I was surprised, too, the first time I came across that this summer.
Today's priests would not be amused.
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It always weirds me out to see "How firm a foundation" set to the "Portuguese Hymn". Maybe this is in the line of the "Stabat Mater speciosa" and such. I too would be interested to see this book, as I love hymnals. What's the publication date?
Maureen, I misread the opening of the Easter version as "inane speculum conspicite", and wondered why we were being asked to look at an empty mirror. Spellcheck must be getting to me. :)
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