The Project Gutenberg EBook of The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir
Book, by Various

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Title: The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book

Author: Various

Editor: Nicola A. Montani

Release Date: December 2, 2007 [EBook #23673]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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[Transcriber's Notes]
I fondly remember singing from the St. Gregory hymnal in grade school.
Looking down from the choir loft in the back of the church and standing
five feet from the shouting organ pipes that stretched from floor to
ceiling leaves a glorious impression on a ten year old!

My skill in Latin consists of two years in high school over fifty years
ago. I remember most of the pronunciation, but the precise meanings and
poetic meter is lost on me. I have carefully compared the printed text
with the transcription, but poetic structure may be incorrect.

My primary goal is to provide a source for singers and musicians who
love the old Latin hymns, as I do. I hope this will help spread the joy
provided by these "Oldies, but goodies." All the text of the lyrics and
other material have been transcribed to this document for research and
indexing. If you can only remember a few words of a hymn, a simple
search should find the full text.

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and sung using both pages. These print in the original size at 40%
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