Transcendent God in Whom We Live

New Life and Hope Spring Up Again

Transcendent God in Whom We Live is sung with Morning Prayer in the Divine Office. It set to the tune, Morning Hymn by composer, Fran­çois H. Bar­thé­lé­mon (1741-1808). Written at the request of an orphanage chaplain in London, it was published in 1785 in Hymns and Psalms used at the Asy­lum House of Ref­uge for Fe­male Or­phans. The French born Bar­thé­lé­mon spent most of his working life in England where he enjoyed a very active career as a music instructor, composer and violinist.

Tune: Morning Hymn

Praise We the Woman

Strong in Faith and Patience

Praise We the Woman is sung in the Common of Women Saints in the Divine Office. An example of it's use, along with full lyrics to the hymn can be found in the Optional Memorial of Blessed Josepha Hendrina Stenmanns. It is set to the tune, Morning Hymn by composer, Fran­çois H. Bar­thé­lé­mon (1741-1808). It was written in 1785, at the request of an orphanage chaplain in London and was published in Hymns and Psalms used at the Asy­lum House of Ref­uge for Fe­male Or­phans. The French born Bar­thé­lé­mon spent most of his working life in England where he enjoyed a much celebrated career.


Tune: Morning Hymn

Almighty Ruler, God of Truth

Who Guide and Master All

Almighty Ruler, God of Truth was written by linguist, hymn-writer, poet, and preacher; Father Ralph Wright O.S.B. Still active, Father Wright is a Benedictine Monk at the St. Louis Abbey in Missouri. Almighty Ruler, God of Truth is set to the tune Ballerma by François H. Barthélémon (1741-1808). In the Liturgy of the Hours it is used during Ordinary Time for Daytime Midday Prayer. The following rendition featuring Jared Haselbarth is part of a 7 CD set of Hymns from the Liturgy of the Hours produced by the Classical Liberal Arts Academy.