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"Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (Latin: Vigiles et Sancti) is a popular Christian hymn with text by Athelstan Riley, first published in the English Hymnal (1906). It is sung to the German tune Lasst uns erfreuen (1623).
"Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones", [6] or Vigiles et Sancti in Latin – by Athelstan Riley, in a musical arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams, published in The English Hymnal in 1906. [ 13 ] Adapted for the final movement of The Company of Heaven , [ 14 ] a cantata – by Benjamin Britten , composed and published in 1937.
Like "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones", Draper's text is usually set to the tune of "Lasst uns erfreuen", a German Easter hymn published by Friedrich Spee in 1623 in his book Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng. [6] [7] This tune became widespread in English hymn books starting with a 1906 arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
For instance, the second stanza of the Anglican hymn Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones is derived from the Eastern Orthodox hymn to the Theotokos. [ 3 ] Some Marian hymns—e.g., the Akathist to the Theotokos —reflect the Mariological approach of their historical period.
Hymn Translation Text Tune Language Published Notes "Christ ist erstanden" Christ is risen anon. anon. German 1160 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" Christ lay in the bonds of death
Gegrüßet seist du, Königin" (also known as Salve Regina coelitum or Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above) is a Catholic hymn, based on a hymn to Mary in Latin, Salve Regina. Singers call Mary, the mother of Jesus, with many attributes and request her help in the misery of the world. The first version was published in 1687 by Johann Georg Seidenbusch
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"O sanctissima" (O most holy) is a Roman Catholic hymn in Latin, seeking the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and often sung in various languages on her feast days.The earliest known publication was from London in 1792, presenting it as a traditional song from Sicily; no original source or date has been confirmed for the simple melody or poetic text.