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A Phenomenal Epiphany Hymn!

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E HAVE ALREADY mentioned the “Abecedarius” of Sedulius, which some consider the greatest hymn of all time. A section from it is used for the Epiphany, and the Brébeuf hymnal contains numerous translations of it, including a stunning one (unbelievably clever!) by Monsignor Knox—but we are not discussing that today.

Today we look at #18 in the Brébeuf hymnal, with a not-too-shabby English translation by Archbishop Bagshawe:

You can hear individual tracks
if you visit the Brébeuf website
and scroll to #018.

This is one of the “common tunes” used in the Brébeuf hymnal.  If you want to know more about “common tunes,” please watch this video.

By the way, you probably noticed we are transitioning to a new website. This is the first time I have published using the new system!  You can congratulate me by following the link at the bottom of the page (“Follow the Discussion on Facebook”).  When the website is totally functional, we will have a big “launch.” We are so grateful to Veronica Brandt and James Doherty who have been so very generous with their time and skills.

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