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The People's Hymnal
The People’s Hymnal: Voice Book (2nd edition) is a historic Roman Catholic hymnal published in 1961 by the World Library of Sacred Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. Released just before the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), this collection reflects the mid-20th-century Liturgical Movement's push to increase congregational singing. It organized traditional hymns specifically to fit the parts of the standard Latin Mass, providing selections for the Entrance, Offertory, Communion, and Closing rites, as well as devotions like Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. As the Catholic Church transitioned into using vernacular English for worship, this 1961 hymnal served as a crucial stepping stone. It laid the structural groundwork for its famous successor, the People’s Mass Book (1964), which became one of the first widely adopted vernacular hymnals in the United States. Today, original copies of the 1961 edition are preserved as rare liturgical artifacts, with full song indexes cataloged on historical music databases like Hymnary.org.
Hymns in this collection
Page 1 of 3- 1 Ad Te, Rex Summe, Omnium Redemptor
- 2 Adeste Fideles
- 3 Adoro Te Devote, Latens Deitas
- 4 All Glory, Laud, And Honour
- 5 All Hail, Adored Trinity
- 6 All My Heart This Night Rejoices
- 7 All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine
- 8 As with Gladness Men of Old
- 9 Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh
- 10 Bread of Heaven, On Thee We Feed
- 11 Christ the Lord is risen today
- 12 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
- 13 Crown Him with Many Crowns
- 14 Father, See Thy Children Bending at Thy Throne
- 15 Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted
- 16 Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- 17 Hail, Redeemer, King Divine
- 18 Holy God, We Praise Your Name
- 19 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of hosts, Eternal King
- 20 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- 21 Let All Together Praise Our God
- 22 Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
- 23 O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 24 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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