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St. Agnes
Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: O holy martyr, spotless dove Lyrics: 1 O holy martyr, spotless dove,
With joy we celebrate thy day;
Thou dwellest now in bliss above,
Where tyrants o'er thee have no sway.
Sweet Agnes, pure, angelic child,
Sweet Agnes, pray, Oh, pray for us!
2 Thy cruel suff'rings all are past,
A crown of glory decks thy brow;
Celestial light is round thee cast,
And God is thine forever now.
Sweet Agnes, pure, angelic child,
Sweet Agnes, pray, Oh, pray for us!
3 Oh, pray that we may ever seek
To be as free as thou from stain;
As constant, fervent, pure and meek,
Regardless of earth's fleeting pain.
4 And, holy saint, be this our prayer,
That prizing not the world's renown,
Through trials it may be our care,
To strive but for a heavenly crown.
Used With Tune: [O holy martyr, spotless dove]
St. Agnes
St. Aloysius
Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: The youth who wealth and courts despised Lyrics: 1 The youth who wealth and courts despised,
His spotless mind above to raise,
Who ev'ry rising tho't chastised,
'Tis Aloysius claims our lays.
Chorus:
Amiable and angelic youth,
Aloysius, pray for us,
Amiable and angelic youth,
Aloysius, pray for us,
Amiable and angelic youth,
Aloysius, pray for us,
Aloysius, pray for us.
2 His infant words, the first he frames,
He utters with a trembling voice;
Jesus, and Mary, hallowed names,
Dwell on his lips, and speak his choice. [Chorus]
3 Delighting in the Lord alone,
All earthly pleasures he forsakes,
And ere yet half to manhood grown,
His virgin vows to Mary makes. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [The youth who wealth and courts despised]
St. Aloysius
St. Ann in heaven shining
Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: White star above the ocean
St. Ann in heaven shining
St. Catherine (Flood James)
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Appears in 927 hymnals First Line: Jesus calls us! o'er the tumult Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE
St. Catherine (Flood James)
St. Catherine's Ballad
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Saint Catherine, she was a maiden mild Lyrics: 1 St. Catherine, she was a maiden mild,
St. Catherine, she was a maiden pure;
And after her prayers she loved her books,
That show us to heaven the pathway sure.
O St. Catherine, meek!
O St. Catherine, pure!
2 The wisest doctors of Egypt came
To prove that the Catholic faith was wrong,
They reasoned for hours, and bro't out their books,
For they all were mighty in wits and tongue.
O St. Catherine, meek!
O St. Catherine, pure!
3 Saint Catherine stood before them all,
So humble--she trusted in Heaven alone;
She proved that the Catholic faith was right,
Till there they sat, as dumb as a stone.
4 Now what did the king and his courtiers do,
When none of them all could answer a word?
They said she no longer was fit to live,
And cut off her innocent head with a sword.
5 But, far away to the holy mount,
Bright angels in triumph St. Catherine bore;
And now in the courts above she reigns
With Christ and His Mother for evermore.
6 O dear Saint Catherine! pray for us now;
Help us to keep our Faith's true light;
For we are in struggle with danger and sin,
And you are in Heaven where all is bright. Used With Tune: [St. Catherine, she was a maiden mild]
St. Catherine's Ballad
St. Chistopher
Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane Appears in 525 hymnals First Line: Beneath the cross of Jesus Used With Tune: [Beneath the cross of Jesus]
St. Chistopher
St. Clement's Hymn
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: From fleeting pleasures and abiding cares Used With Tune: [From fleeting pleasures and abiding cares]
St. Clement's Hymn
St. Elizabeth queen of Portugal
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Pure meek with soul serene
St. Elizabeth queen of Portugal
St. Georges Day
Author: Cecil H. Boutflower Appears in 0 hymnals First Line: Uprouse ye, Christian people Refrain First Line: We will not cease from battle: we will not sheathe the sword
St. Georges Day
St. John the Baptist
Author: Edward Caswall; Paul the Deacon Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: In Caves of the lone wilderness
St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist
Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O blessed saint of snow white purity
St. John the Baptist
St. Joseph
Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: Holy Patron! thee saluting Refrain First Line: Happy Saint, in bliss adoring Jesus Lyrics: 1 Holy Patron! thee saluting,
Here we meet with hearts sincere;
Blest St. Joseph, all uniting,
Call on thee to hear our prayer.
Chorus:
Happy Saint, in bliss adoring Jesus,
Saviour of mankind,
Hear thy children thee imploring,
May we thy protection find.
2 Worldly dangers for them fearing
Youthful hearts to thee we bring;
Grant, in virtue persevering,
Vice may ne'er their bosom sting. [Chorus]
3 Thou, who faithfully attended
Him whom heaven and earth adore;
Who, with pious care defended
Mary, Virgin ever pure. [Chorus]
4 Through this life, O watch around us,
Fill with love our every breath,
And when parting fear surrounds us,
Guide us through the toils of death. [Chorus]
Used With Tune: [Holy Patron! thee saluting]
St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: How to praise thee, how to thank thee Refrain First Line: Holy Joseph, dearest father Text Sources: Ave Maria
St. Joseph
St. Michael, the Warrior Primate
Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Thee, O Christ, the Father's Splendor
St. Michael, the Warrior Primate
St. Patrick
Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: All praise to St. Patrick, who brought to our mountains Lyrics: 1 All praise to St. Patrick, who brought to our mountains,
The gift of God's faith, the sweet light of His love!
All praise to the Shepherd who showed us the fountains
That rise in the heart of the Savior above!
For hundreds of years,
In smiles and in fears,
Our Saint hath been with us, our shield and our stay;
All sins may have gone,
St. Patrick alone,--
He hath been to us light, when earth's lights were all set,
For the glories of faith they can never decay,
And the best of our glories is bright with us yet,
In the faith and the feast of St. Patrick's day.
2 There is not a Saint in the bright courts of Heaven,
More faithful than he to the land of his choice,
Oh, well may the nation to whom he was given,
In the feast of their sire and apostle rejoice.
In glory above,
True to his love,
He keeps the false faith from his children away,
The dark false faith--
Far worse than death--
Oh, he drives it far off from the green sunny shore,
Like the reptiles which fled from his curse in dismay,
And Erin, when Error's proud triumph is o'er,
Will still be found keeping St. Patrick's day.
3 Then what shall we do for the heaven-sent father?
What shall the proof of our loyalty be?
By all that is dear to our hearts, we would rather
Be martyred, sweet Saint, than bring shame upon thee.
But oh, he will take
The promise we make,
So to live that our lives, by God's help, may display
The light that he bore
To Erin's shore.
Yes! Father of Ireland! no child wilt thou own
Whose life is not lighted by grace on its way;
For they are true Irish, ah, yes, they alone,
Whose hearts are all true on St. Patrick's day. Used With Tune: [All praise to St. Patrick, who brought to our mountains]
St. Patrick
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