Christmas Content in the Hymnal Noted

Rev. John Mason Neale and Rev. Thomas Helmore, eds., Hymnal Noted, Part I. (London: Novello & Co., 1852), Part II (London: Novello & Co., 1856)

The primary source will be the 1856 edition of the Hymnal Noted, Parts I & II, supplemented by the 1889 edition of Hymnal Noted, which was the Tenth Edition. The latter contains the Combined Edition plus an Appendix and a Supplement, together with other additional material. The full length is nearly 800 pages. Some individual scans will come from an edition containing both Part 1 (1852) and Part II (1856).

In addition to the Hymnal Noted itself, additional resources include:

• Thomas Helmore, Accompanying Harmonies to the Hymnal Noted. Part I (London: Novello, Ewer and Co., and Masters and Son, 1852), Part II (London: Novello and Co., Joseph Masters and J. T. Hayes, 1858). Contains notes as well as additional Latin resources for researchers of many of these hymns and carols.

• Thomas Helmore and Thomas Morley, eds., Music of the Appendix to the Hymnal Noted. Containing nearly 250 Tunes for Long, Common, Short, and Peculiar Metres; together with several Gregorian Hymns and Antiphons; the Eight Gregorian Tones; the music of the Reproaches; the Seven Last Words; and Litany Tunes; &c. Second Edition. (Novello, Ewer & Co., No Date, ca. 1870). Also known as "The Tune Book as Used at St. Albans, Holborn."

• A Short Commentary on the Hymnal Noted (London: Joseph Masters, 1852); Limited to Part I, Hymns 1-46. It's Introduction is a very good summary of the purposes behind the creation of Hymnal Noted.

• The Words of the Hymnal Noted Complete With Scriptural References (London: J. A. Novello and J. Masters, no date, circa 1856). The handwritten date of 1855 in one scanned volume is likely erroneous as Part II was not published until 1856.

"The present edition illustrates the Hymns with references to Holy Scripture ; which, it is hoped may be found useful for several purposes, and especially for that of catechising."

• John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology. Second Revised Edition with New Supplement. (1892, 1907)

 

Name	Season	Number	Page	Original HN
Creator Of The Stars Of Night	Advent-Evening	28	28	10
To Earth Descending, Word Sublime	Advent-Morning	29	29	11
Draw Nigh, Draw Nigh, Emmanuel	Advent	30	29	65
Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth	Christmas Eve-Evening	31	30	12
Of The Father Sole Begotten	Christmas Eve-Morning	32	32	66
Jesu, The Father’s Only Son	Christmas Day-Morning	33	33	13
From Lands That See The Sun Arise	Christmas Day-Morning	34	34	14
Be Present, Ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant	Christmas	35	36	67
Let Every Age And Nation Own	Christmas-First Hour	36	37	68
The Virgin Mary Hath Conceived	Christmas-Third Hour	37	37	69
He, By Whose Hand The Light Was Made	Christmas-Sixth Hour	38	38	70
Now The Old Adam's Sinful Stain	Christmas-Ninth Hour	39	38	71
Saint Of God, Elect And Precious	St. Stephen	40	39	15
All Hail Ye Infant Martyr Flowers	Holy Innocents	41	40	16
Why, Impious Herod, Vainly Fear	Epiphany And The Following Week-Evening	42	40	17
Jesu! The Very Thought Is Sweet! (Hymn)	Epiphany And The Following Week-Morning	43	41	18
Jesu! The Very Thought Is Sweet! (Sequence)	Epiphany At The Holy Communion	44	42	72
O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High	Sundays After Epiphany	45	44	73
The God Whom Earth, And Sea, And Sky	Purification or Annunciation	88	89	93
Full of Gladness, Let Our Faithful Choir	Purification or Annunciation	89	90	94
To The Virgin He Sends	Annunciation-Morning	90	92	95
The Sighs and The Sorrows	Annunciation-Morning	91	93	96
The Great Forerunner of the Morn	St. John the Baptist	92	95	97
Day of Wrath! O Day of Mourning!	Second Advent And After the Burial of the Dead at Holy Communion	105	111	46
The Greater Antiphons: O Sapientia-O Wisdom, Which Camest Forth O Adonai-O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel O Radix Jesse-O Root of Jesse O Clavis David-O Key of David O Oriens-O Orient O Rex Gentium-O King of the Gentiles O Emmanuel-O Emmanuel O Virgo Virginum-O Virgin of Virgins	Advent-At Even-song During Eight Days Before Christmas (Dec. 16 ff) See: Notes on Veni, Veni, Emmanuel	NA	113-114	NA

Appendix

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Name	Latin	Season	Number	Page
Hark! An Awful Voice Is Sounding	En clara vox redarguit	Advent	118	128
The Advent of Our God	Instantis adventum Dei	Advent	119	128
What Terrors Shake My Trembling Soul!	Sensus quis horror percutit?	Second Advent	120	129
When Christ the Lord Would Come On Earth	None	Advent	121	130
Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending	Dies iræ, dies illa	Second Advent	122	131
O Come, All Ye Faithful	Adeste Fideles	Christmas	123	132
Hark! The Herald Angel Sing	None	Christmas	124	133
Now Suspend The Wistful Sigh	Jam desinant suspiria	Christmas	125	134
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By  Night	None	Christmas	126	135
Prince of Martyrs! Thou Whose Name	O qui tuo Dux martyrum	St. Stephen	127	136
Yesterday, With Exultation	Heri mundus exultavit	St. Stephen	128	138
The Life, Which God's Incarnate Word	Quae dixit, egit, pertulit	St. John the Evangelist	129	139
O Blessed Day, When First Was Pour'd	Felix dies, quam proprio	Circumcision	130	140
From God The Father Comes To Earth	A Patre Unigénite	Epiphany At Matins	131	141
Lo, The Pilgrim Magi	Linquunt tecta Magi Principis urbis	Epiphany	132	142
In Stature Grows The Heavenly Child	Divine Crescebas Puer	Epiphany	133	144
Bethlehem, of Noblest Cities	O sola magnarum urbium	Epiphany	134	145
Now Jesus Lifts His Prayer On High	Emergit undis et Deo	Epiphany	135	146
Sion, Ope Thy Hallowed Dome	Templi sacratas pande	Purification of St. Mary the Virgin	170	180
The Angel Spake The Word	Supernus ales nuntiat but see: Caelestis ales nuntiat	Annunciation of St. Mary the Virgin	171	181
In The Ending Of The Year	In hoc anni circulo	Processional Hymn for Christmas-tide.	352	360

Other collections containing Christmas carols or hymns written or translated by John Mason Neale:

• Christmas in Neale's Hymns for Children
  (Three Series; 1842, 1844, 1846 with subsequent editions)

• Hymnal Noted (1852, 1856) [this page]

• Carols for Christmas-tide (1853, 1854)

• Hymns of the Eastern Church (1862)

• Additional Christmas Carols & Hymns of John Mason Neale

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