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TWO NEW HYMNS TO ST. JOSEPH (by Mrs Don-o)
My Musical Muse | March 19, 2019 | Mrs Don-o

Posted on 03/19/2019 4:46:31 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o

Hymn to St. Joseph

Tune of: "Be Thou My Vision"

Blessed Saint Joseph, how great was your worth,
You provided your strength for God's Son upon earth,
The guardian of Jesus! Ah, then you will be,
As spouse of Our Lady, a father to me.

You to your family were father and guide,
Jesus and Mary felt safe at your side;
Blessed Saint Joseph, how safe I would be,
O Church's protector, if you were with me.

Provider for Mary, and support of her Child
Life’s ways can be weary, the desert is wild;
Wilderness around us, no safety in view,
Dear spouse of our Lady, we lean upon you.

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Dear St. Joseph

Tune of: "As a Fire is Meant for Burning"

Dear St. Joseph, strong and gentle,
Guardian of the Savior child,
Trav'ling with the virgin mother,
Egypt's deserts rough and wild.
Honest worker, spouse of Mary,
Blest above all saints on high,
Teach us how to love our families,
How to live, and how to die.

You were carrying on your shoulder
Christ the Lord of heaven and earth.
You were making Him a cradle,
Heaven's King of priceless worth.
Dear St. Joseph, wise and loving,
Give to us a helping hand;
As the head of Mary's household,
Guide the Church to Heaven's land.

Dear St. Joseph, just and holy,
Your Son Jesus honors you.
Guard the Church through toil and danger,
We are Mary's children, too.
You had known a pilgrim's sorrows,
But your day of toil is o'er;
Help us while we journey onward
Lead us to the peaceful shore.

~


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Prayer; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: catholic; hymn; music; song
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I wrote these, should have posted them earlier in case anybody wanted to use them for a morning Mass today.

Love you all!

1 posted on 03/19/2019 4:46:31 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Well done!


2 posted on 03/19/2019 5:01:43 AM PDT by Atticus
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Easy Catechism

Understanding prayers to God --- Who alone is to be adored! --- and prayers to saints and angels:

Prayer to God can be defined by the word ACTS:

Prayer to Angels and Saints defined by HI

Two different kinds of prayer, two ways to remember!
3 posted on 03/19/2019 5:02:28 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

This is great!
Thank You!


4 posted on 03/19/2019 5:41:19 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Nice. The second one would work with “Come, Thou Fount of Ev’ry Blessing,” too.


5 posted on 03/19/2019 5:56:54 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Destroying history will not make you feel good about the present." ~ Victor Davis Hanson)
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Ah! Thank you! Multiple hymn-adaptations, very much in the time-honored hymnal tradition.

(That, and the piety of plagiarism. Ahem, I mean "fair use".)

6 posted on 03/19/2019 6:40:29 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.


7 posted on 03/19/2019 6:46:40 AM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Very sweet. Thank you for sharing this.


8 posted on 03/19/2019 7:35:32 AM PDT by bagadonutz (knuckledragger)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Few things are more useful than a melody in the public domain.


9 posted on 03/19/2019 7:45:41 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Destroying history will not make you feel good about the present." ~ Victor Davis Hanson)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Wow!

I especially like the second one.


10 posted on 03/19/2019 8:09:56 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Sta, si cum canibus magnis currere non potes, in portico.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o; nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; ...

Ping


11 posted on 03/19/2019 8:13:15 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Beautiful,

Aside from it being my middle name,

St. Joseph has always been an inspiration to me as a husband and father.

Thank you

7


12 posted on 03/19/2019 10:54:42 AM PDT by infool7 (Observe, Orient, Pray, Decide, Act!(it's an OOPDA loop))
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Beautiful lyrics.

It's so nice for once to see lyrics written in modern times that aren't cheesy.   :-)

13 posted on 03/19/2019 12:20:30 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ~~Appeasing evil is cowardice~~Francis is temporary. Hell is forever.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Really, *really* good.


14 posted on 03/19/2019 4:51:25 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Just beautiful!!


15 posted on 03/19/2019 8:20:08 PM PDT by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: Tax-chick; Mrs. Don-o; redleghunter; Springfield Reformer; kinsman redeemer; BlueDragon; metmom; ...
But that was written by a Protestant who would never pray or sing to created beings in Heaven, which is utterly foreign to Scripture , despite its over 200 prayers be believers .

Robert Robinson (27 September 1735 – 9 June 1790) was an English Dissenter, influential Baptist... He was also author of the hymns "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" and "Mighty God, while angels bless Thee", the former of which he wrote at age 22 after converting to Methodism....In January 1759, he moved again, to Stone-Yard Baptist Chapel, Cambridge, where he remained the rest of his life, first as Lecturer and then, from 1762, as Pastor.

Robinson pursued a detailed study of the Scriptures and early Christian authors, which soon convinced him of the inefficacy of infant baptism, compared with the baptism of believing adults. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Robinson_(Baptist)

16 posted on 03/20/2019 8:30:09 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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There’s no logical debate. The Bible is clear on adult baptism. I didn’t realize people could argue against that? I suppose if one never reads the Bible or read a manmade one, they could believe anything.


17 posted on 03/20/2019 9:10:16 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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But that was written by a Protestant who would never pray or sing to created beings in Heaven...

Yawn.

I believe Tax-chick was referring to singing it to the tune, not with the lyrics from the Methodist hymn.

The tune, to which Robinson's lyrics are often set, is an old American folk song of uncertain origin.

18 posted on 03/20/2019 10:19:52 PM PDT by Al Hitan
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To: Al Hitan
Corrected link.
19 posted on 03/20/2019 10:22:42 PM PDT by Al Hitan
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To: Al Hitan

Thank you. The perseverance of melodies is an interesting phenomenon.


20 posted on 03/21/2019 2:20:22 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Eternally reincarnated bullsh** is the only thing in Washington that is truly bipartisan." ~ KDW)
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