Catholic Hymnal: Full in the panting heart of Rome - Fantastic Traditional Catholic Hymn

[JKBJenn]

Too bad the General Instruction on the Roman Missal would bar it from use in most liturgies, since liturgical hymnody is generally intended to be either Scriptural or in some way reflecting the Paschal Mystery. Which this doesn't. At all. In fact...it refers to Christ not at all, Scripture not even vaguely, and God only in the command to bless the Pope. (In that, it reminds one of God Bless America. Another liturgical great)

I thought this was a parody until I started reading the comments. Wow.

[booboowilson10101]

This is one of the reasons i want to be a Catholic, Protestant church is horrible!! 

[JohanEllwood]

Greeting from atheist, this is very beautiful.

[morseisbest]

Sung on the Feast of Ss Peter & Paul (29/VI) and always after the election of a new Pope.We were singing this in Sept 1978 when John Paul I was elected, the smiling Pope.Sadly we were singing it again a month later when John Paul 2 was elected after one of the shortest Pontificates ever.

[takatifuzwa4clothing]

Thank you the one who upload this song God bless you might.

[joesw12]

Please tell me where I can buy this CD

[Francis1930]

@joesw12 Sorry mate, my grandfather God rest his soul uploaded this video and I do not know where he got this hymn from. I can't help you. Dominic

[josparkes1]

I too would like to know where I can get a CD with some of these fine humns on it ?

[cablefree1234]

Hi where can I purchase the A CD with this and hail redeemer king divine on it? thanks.

[lippertism]

Beuitful hymn, i cant wait to convert over to the RC Church when i'm 18. I am curently Presbyterian but I can feel God more in the Holy Catholic way, God Bless and take care.

[Killermuffin1]

@lippertism I am 17, and that is my story, my friend. :)

[maureennkwadi]

@lippertism Do you need to turn eighteen before converting...wherever you are,I think God still loves and Ill be praying for you.God bless you

[lippertism]

Beuitful hymn, i cant wait to convert over to the RC Church when i'm 18.

[lippertism]

Beuitful hymn, i cant wait to convert over to the RC Church when i'm 18.

[yewtreelodge]

A reminder from my school days!

Lovely to hear and sing along again!

[josparkes1]

Beautiful, and sacred, loved it !

[gfsquire]

St Paul's church, Landkey, Devon sing a Hymn to Christ the KIng to this tune.

[pr6x8jul]

I have not heard this for over 40 years - I loved it at school. Yes, dire, banal songs are now known as hymns...

Which choir is this?

[Francis1930]

@pr6x8jul I believe it is Westminster Cathedral choir, but that would be supposition on my part.

[daemo]

Was lucky enough to sing at Bellahouston mass in the massed choir, with our choir St Augustine's Coatbridge (as part of the Motherwell Diocesan Choir). We, in Coatbridge, still sing this every so often but to a different tune: and eager vigour!! Great visit by Benedict XVI indeed, to Scotland and England. It'll live long in the memory.

[RichardIIfan]

God bless Our wonderful Holy Father Benedict and he trounced and showed up the churlish opponents both inside and outside the Church. All I get at Church is unutterable drivel so I don't sing. We never sing thhis hymn or @O God of earth and altar' or the Lourdes Hymn

[southafricandominion]

Lovely hymn wish it had been sung at the Papal Masses in England but it was not!

[setanta73]

God Bless Our Pope especially today

[iPriscilaC]

it gives me chills .... beautiful :D

[Wellymary1]

Hello again from Mary!!!! Wish I could just download the audio. I need it for the coach to Cofton Park. Yes, Dominic, we're off! We're travelling from Somerset, so goodness knows what time we'll have to leave - but it's all going to be worth it for such a unique occasion. God bless Joseph Ratzinger, the greatest Pope in history!!!!!!!!!

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

wellymary1

Hiya, Mary!

Thanks for replying.

I haven't seen the programme for the Pope's visit yet - I'm not sure it's been finalised. However, I do know that he's celebrating Mass in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow early on, and he's also due at another big event on the site of the old Rover car plant in Longbridge (Coventry). Other than that, I suppose everything else will be in London.

Keep in touch, and I'll let you know if I hear anything more.

Love and God bless,

Dom xx

[prierias]

Wow!

[Wellymary1]

Thank you for this beautiful hymn! How we need it now for our wonderful Benedict XVI. May it be sung LOUDLY when he visits Britain in September 2010!!!!!!

From a devout Catholic and loyal subject of Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI! Long may he live!

Mary

[franthie]

@Wellymary1

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@Wellymary1

Couldn't agree more, Mary!

Thanks ever so much for your great post - very well said.. I can't wait to welcome the Holy Father to our shores - and what more fitting hymn to welcome him with than this glorious paean of Cardinal Wiseman's? Makes you proud to be a Catholic, eh - in the nicest possible way, of course!

Hope our friends of all faiths and none enjoy his visit as much as I'm sure all of us Catholics will.

Love to all of you out there,

Dominic xxx

[Wellymary1]

@Inkyminkyzizwoz : Thank you for your support, Dominic! I just wish I could find more people who truly love Pope Benedict. I have been leaping up and down for five years now [gets a bit tiring, but I can't help it!]. The evening he was elected I was SO thrilled - wish I had been in the square then and not at home watching on television. Now I'm wondering how on earth we are going to manage to see him in September. Any ideas?

[IrishNProud93]

@Wellymary1 Im with you, I continue to jump for joy daily about our Pope! Although I was 10 or 11 when he was elected so I didn't realy understand who he was, but now I can make up for that with extra jumping! Honestly the most awesome thing ever, yes! xD and he was Pope John Paul II's (who I love loads as well) best friend..it doesnt get more awesome!!

[Wellymary1]

@IrishNProud93 This is great that one so young loves our wonderful Pope Benedict!!!!! You should have seen me when his election was announced - I yelled and jumped up and down. Since I wrote my original post here we've made our arrangements - going to Cofton Park for the Beatification Mass and I can't wait! We leave home in the middle of the night, but who cares, it's worth it.

I note you are Irish so you may not be able to get over here, but you can fly Ryan Air from Dublin to Ciampino.

[Wellymary1]

I ran out of space - as you are so young you could get someone to take you to Rome. The Ryan Air fare is very, very reasonable. I've a friend in Dublin who goes to see Benedict nearly as often as I do - I fly Easy Jet from Bristol. God bless! Mary x

[paparatzibene]

absolutely great, thanks a lot!!!!

[Graham1952]

One of the 1st hymns I learned at school!

[cymba3]

The change of key in the last verse is very effective and the explosion of harmony coupled with the long scale of what seems to be at least three octaves is breathtaking, very clever, brings tears to the eyes!

[cymba3]

This is really a brilliant arrangement. I would love to know who is singing and where. Sounds like a boys choir could it be Westminster Cathedral I wonder?

[Huxtaby]

Excellent hymn ne observation this tune is actually called Wiseman and was composed by CA Cox (1853-1916).

The tune adapted from 1615 Scottish Psalter included in the Westminster Hymn Book 1938 edition as the main melody never took off. Congregations preferred Wiseman so it was also included in the WH 1938 but was put in the Appendix. The Appendix was known as the Chamber of Horrors but when one looks at those tunes they are the traditional melodies which are still preferred.

[leopictor]

Glad to see Pius V there at the end, not quite so keen on old Sarto! The hymn makes me weep! Wiseman may not have been a great poet,but he knew how to appeal to the sentiment of a real English Catholic.

[UBIQUITOUS12]

A fine old Catholic hymn indeed.Sadly seldom heard these days in our English Churches. Some of the modern hymns are frankly banal.

[robertiacomacci]

Indeed God Bless our Pope.

[handyman109]

An excellent piece, well constructed and executed.