Hymns for the Liturgy of the Hours

MJ. Smith
MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,403
edited November 20 in Resources Forum

I understand why we do not have the text of the hymns for the Liturgy of the Hours (copyright issues). But why don't we have a list of the hymns so we can get the texts through other, legal means? And link to the texts when they are in Verbum (personal book -- not asking you to make the links).

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  • Kyle G. Anderson
    Kyle G. Anderson Member, Logos Employee Posts: 2,218

    I think we can do this as part of the "Works Cited" in the various appendices.

  • Bede
    Bede Member Posts: 44

    I think hymns are often localised, as it were. In the UK (well, England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland might be different), a lot of the hymns in the standard LOTH books are written by the nuns of Stanbrook, which is a convent in the north of England. Others are from a variety of sources. We use a different system, including hymns from 4 or 5 different hymnals.

  • David Wanat
    David Wanat Member Posts: 1,834 ✭✭✭

    I think we can do this as part of the "Works Cited" in the various appendices.

    I think we can’t if we want to look up that day’s hymn while praying that hour without having to find where it’s buried away.

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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,403

    Quite true, however, the prayer book in Verbum is specifically that of the Catholic Book Publishing Corp. 1992 - so that is what I am asking for the hymns from.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,403

    I think we can’t if we want to look up that day’s hymn while praying that hour without having to find where it’s buried away.

    I am able to link to the hymn texts that are available in Faithlife (a very limited number) or to my own library (quite extensive) if I know what hymns I am looking for. I'd rather have the basic list of titles in Verbum rather than building it myself.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."