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Go to Precious Price Of My Redemption
My Masterpiece, it has my Bishop's Imprimatur.

Go to Angus At Home
Sung to: Old Folks At Home, by Stephen Foster

O, Come All Ye Faithful
New chorus:
Mary, May We Kiss His Cheek (or Hand for today)
Mary, May We Kiss His Feet (for antiquity)

Once in Royal David's City
Someday when I have the time. This is a beautiful melody.

New Words to Handel's "The Messiah"
New words to Handel's "The Messiah" need be written to make it more understandable and acceptable to today's audience. Some words in the original score are objectionable in today's English, because their meanings have evolved into baseness. Charles Jennens wrote the original words or "libretto". I am looking for someone to work with to arrange it. Here's the start of my poor attempt:

"The Messiah" - Handel
"The Mass On High" - Gannon

#37 Chorus
"The Lord Gave The Word" - Handel/Jennens
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers.
"Afflictions Are My Gifts" - Gannon
Afflictions are My Gifts: great is the suffering of My chosen.

Notes: My King gave His Word: grace is accompanied by His Riches. (Great is His Grace, accompanied by His Riches. Great Grace, accompanied by Riches. Grace, accompanied by Riches. Grace outweighing insufferable suffering.)

"Gracious Virgin Mary Gives Us"
Music: "Hymn to Joy," by Ludwig von Beethoven
Lyric: Richard T. Gannon © 2000 TUTTgroup.com

Gracious Virgin Mary gives us;
Her Immaculate Heart to possess;
See Souls, not flesh, in each other;
God learned human love from His Mother;
To us poor come strength, Counsel and Grace;
Secrets revealed in prayerful embrace;
Suffer with courage to be more blest;
Work, alms, purity, trust, mercy, rest.

Working Notes:

Remission of punishment for sin

Goodness, what a Gracious Son Father gave us;
Ask and He gives you His Sacred Heart to possess;
Oh what rare talents we can trust;
For every Soul who obeys with trust;
Graces with treasure like never seen before:
Strong faith alive in family members;
Wills straight and solid as timbers;
Numerous, twinkling, a star;
Sparkle in Father's Eyes they are.

at the supper table, His Life is the cost, for Souls still lost)
Related by His Blue Blood and Steadfast Spirit;
Always in His Presence, holy children who mirror it.O my sad and crying Jesus;disgrace,

Richard T. Gannon
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