March 14, 2014

Queen on Whose Starry Brow Doth Rest

Stained Glass: St. James Church, Glenbeigh, Ire. - Courtesy of Wikipedia

Queen on Whose Starry Brow Doth Rest is a translation by Monsignor Ronald A. Knox (1888 - 1957) of a hymn by Venantius Fortunatus (c.530-c.600). In the Divine (1974) it is among the selected hymns sung with the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The recommended musical setting in the Office is the 1628 tune: Eisenach by the early Baroque composer, Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630).


Tune: Eisenach

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