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Thread #93597   Message #1811570
Posted By: GUEST,mg
16-Aug-06 - 05:33 PM
Thread Name: What makes a good hymn?
Subject: RE: What makes a good hymn?
I don't know Hail, Queen of Heaven. The Hail Holy Queen prayer I believe went after the rosary after we said the 3 hail Marys for the conversion of Russia. Hail Holy Queen Mother of mercy, our life our sweetness and our hope. To thee to we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.....???? Oh tender, oh loving, oh sweet virgin Mary...

Does anyone know the one the Irish nuns taught us and I have not heard before or since but it was pretty. Christ who made us Christ who saves us Christ who can all foes defy. He shall triump he shall triumph from his throne on high...

And I always thought Faith of our Fathers was Catholic but I guess the Protestants sang it too and actually dibs on the verse where we prayed for our children to be martyrs. I tell you, I can understand how they produce suicide martyrs in other religions....mg