Catholic Hymns (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Christian Sermons, Poems, Chants & SongsBy Henry Formby
Length1h 15m
About this audiobook
Catholic Hymns is a devotional collection designed to give English-speaking Catholics a vernacular voice for worship, catechesis, and private prayer. Its poems unite doctrinal clarity with lyrical simplicity, drawing upon the older hymnological traditions of the Church while answering the nineteenth-century need for congregational song. The volume's style is earnest, musical, and instructive: it seeks not merely to adorn worship, but to form belief through memorable language and reverent feeling. Henry Formby, an English convert to Roman Catholicism and a priest, wrote within the vigorous Catholic revival that followed emancipation and the restoration of the hierarchy in England. His pastoral and educational interests, together with his concern for sacred music and Catholic instruction, help explain the book's purpose. Formby understood hymnody as a means of shaping Catholic identity in a Protestant culture, making doctrine singable without surrendering theological seriousness. This book is recommended to readers interested in Victorian Catholic spirituality, hymnody, and the cultural rebuilding of English Catholic life. It will especially reward those who value devotional literature that joins faith, music, and instruction in a disciplined yet heartfelt form.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 17, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Treatise Written to a Devout Man (Annotated)
2Catholic Hymns
3A Child's Hymn to the Blessed Virgin
4Advent Hymn
5An Evening Hymn to the Blessed Virgin
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6Christmas Hymn I.
7Christmas Hymn II.
8Veni Creator
9Divine Grace
10Divine Providence
11Easter Hymn I.
12Easter Hymn II.
13Evening Hymn
14Faith of our Fathers
15Faith of our Fathers (for Ireland)
16Feast of Corpus Christi
17Feast of the Annunciation of B. V. M.
18Feast of the Ascension
19Feast of the Assumption of the B. V. Mary
20Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the B. V. Mary
21Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
22Gratitude for the early Knowledge of God
23Hail, holy Joseph, Hail
24Hail, Queen of Heaven
25Hail, thou Star of Ocean
26Hail to Thee, true Body
27Holy Innocents
28Hymn before the Image of Mary
29Hymn for Good Friday
30Hymn for Pentecost
31Hymn for the Epiphany
32Hymn for the Month of May
33Hymn of St. Francis Xavier
34Hymn of Thanksgiving after Communion
35Hymn of Thanksgiving after Communion II.
36Hymn to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
37Hymn to the Blessed Sacrament
38Hymn to the Good Shepherd
39Hymn to the Precious Blood
40Hymn to the Sacred Heart
41Hymn to the Sacred Wounds of Jesus
42Hymn to the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin
43If e'er my heart in riper years
44Litany of the Birth of Jesus
45Litany of the Childhood of Jesus
46Litany of the Passion of Jesus
47Litany of the Resurrection of Jesus
48May Jesus Christ be praised
49Morning Hymn
50Mother of Almighty God
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