To Christ the Lord of Worlds We Sing

Stained Glass in Melkite Catholic Church, Roslindale - Courtesy Wikipedia

To Christ the Lord of Worlds We Sing is written by Walter H. Shewring (1906–1990). In the Divine Office (1974) it is sung at Morning Prayer on the Solemnity of Christ the King. For it's musical setting, the Office recommends the tune: Deus Tuorum Militum (Grenoble), first published in the Grenoble Antiphoner of 1753. An alternative tune that can also be used is Winchester New, as featured in the following video.


Alternative Tune: Winchester New

Christ the True Light of Us

Thou All the Night Our Guardian Be

Christ the True Light of Us is a translation by Walter H. Shewring (1906–1990) of an 8th century text. A convert to the Catholic Faith, Shewring was professor of classics for nearly 60 years at Ampleforth, a Benedictine College in the UK. Christ the True Light of Us is set to the tune, O Amor Quam Exstaticus. An alternative tune that can also be used is Winchester New, as featured in the following video. In the Divine Office (1974), Christ the True Light of Us is one of the optional hymns for Night Prayer (Compline).


Alternative Tune: Winchester New

Christ, in Whose Passion Once Was Sown

From Thee the Martyrs, We From Those

Christ, in Whose Passion Once Was Sown was written by Walter H. Shewring (1906–1990). A convert to the Catholic Faith, he was professor of classics at Ampleforth, a Benedictine College in the UK for nearly 60 years. He wrote or translated several hymns for the New Westminster Hymnal (1961), in which Christ, in Whose Passion Once was Sown was first published. It is sung to a setting of the Magnificat: Mein Seel, O Gott, Muss Loben Dich by the German Baroque composer and organist, Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) from his Lutheran choral work, Puericinium (1621). An alternative tune that can also be used is Winchester New, as featured in the following video. In the Liturgy of the Hours, Christ, in Whose Passion Once Was Sown is used in the Common of One Martyr, and the Common of Several Martyrs.


Alternative Tune: Winchester New