Mother All Beautiful

Mother All Beautiful

This hymn was written by M.S. Pine, a pseudonym for Sister Mary Paulina Finn, VHM (1842-1935), from the Georgetown Visitation Convent in Washington, D.C. Sister Paulina was born from a
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Good Night, Sweet Jesus

This hymn was written and composed by Right Reverend Monsignor James B. Curry during his chaplain days at The Tombs, a colloquial name given to New York’s famous city jail
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Ah, whence to me the bliss

Eben Howe Bailey (1843-1943) was the author and composer of this hymn. I recently discovered his manuscripts at the Peabody Essex Museum located in Salem, Massachusetts, and through the Philips
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O Cor Amoris

This wonderful hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has seen different publications and various translations since it first appeared in the 17th century. It is not known who originally
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The City of David is Sleeping

The City of David is Sleeping

In summer of 2023, I was approached by Peter Meggison, producer of The Devotional Hymns Project to engrave five original manuscripts by a religious Sister of Mercy. He recounted a
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Let A Pious Prayer Be Said

Let a Pious Prayer Be Said

Father Jeremiah Cummings, D.D. (1814-1866) wrote the words of this hymn. He was from a family of Northern Irish Protestants who came to the United States and settled in what
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