This session was mostly devoted to selections from the parish hymnal of St. Paul Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of the renowned St. Paul Choir School. Organist Jonathan Wessler, an instructor at the Choir School, conducted these selections at All Saints Episcopal Church in Ashmont (Dorchester), Massachusetts, another parish famous for its choral tradition.

Two of the hymn texts in this program are repeated: O Salutaris and Be Thou My Vision: each is presented once with its tune as given in the Hymnal, and each again with a second tune. Selections #9 and #20 are the added versions.

“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” Hymns from The St Paul's Hymnal
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Recorded at All Saints Church
Ashmont/Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
October 30 and November 15, 2019

Isabella Kopitz, soprano
Cadence McAfee, soprano
Caroline Nielson, alto
Nora Burgard, alto
Will Farrell, tenor
Patrick Braga, tenor
David Mather, baritone
Adrian Cho, baritone
Jonathan Wessler, organist and director
Pierre Paquin, sound engineer

Choir, with recording engineer Pierre Paquin, left
Jonathan Wessler, organ
“Tantum ergo (tune: ST THOMAS)” Plainchant and Latin hymns from The St. Paul's Hymnal
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Title
Description
Themes
More info at hymnary.org
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
author: Theodulph of Orleans
translator: John Mason Neale
composer: Melchior Teschner
tune: ST THEODULPH (VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN)
Palm Sunday
All Ye Who Seek A Comfort Sure (tune 1)
author: Rev. Edward Caswall
composer: John Richardson
tune: ST BERNARD
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Alma Redemptoris Mater
author: Hermanus Contractus
source: Gregorian
Blessed Virgin Mary
Attende Domine
source: Gregorian
Lent
Ave maris stella
author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux
source: Gregorian
Blessed Virgin Mary
Be Thou My Vision (tune 1)
author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne
composer: Jean Hebert Desroquettes
tune: DESROQUETTES