Shepherd of Souls, in Love Come, Feed Us

To Those Refreshing Waters, Lead Us

Shepherd of Souls, in Love Come, Feed Us was first published in 1964. It was written by Omer Westendorf (1916-1997). He was founder of World Library Publications (WLP). This hymn was sung by friends and family as they gathered at his bedside before his death. It is sung to the tune Du Meiner Seelen, a Hungarian Chorale melody from the 16th. century.  It can be heard on the Liturgical and Gospel Music Ministry YouTube Channel.  As well, another version of Shepherd of Souls, In Love Come, Feed Us can be found on the Cantor Hymn Recordings page the Cantors of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Pottsville, PA website. It is listed under the heading: "PMB 653".  Shepherd of Souls, in Love Come, Feed Us can also be sung to the tune: Neumark, as featured in the following video. In the Liturgy of the Hours it is used on the Feast of the Sacred Heart.


Tune: Neumark

Sing Praise to Our Creator

Praise the Holy Trinity, Undivided Unity

Sing Praise to Our Creator (1961) was written by Omer Westendorf (1916-1997). He was one of the early writers of English language hymns for the Roman Catholic Church. In 1950 he founded what would eventually known as World Library Publications. In 1955, WLP published it's first hymnal which included many new works for the liturgy and introduced to the Church the first of a number of new composers whose works anticipated the reforms of Vatican II. Sing Praise to Our Creator is set to the tune: Gott Vater! Sei Gepriesen, first published in 1833 as part of the Mainz Gesangbuch. In the Liturgy of the Hours it is used on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and for Mid-Afternoon Prayer during Ordinary Time.