O Blessed Saint Joseph

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Wed, 2011/01/26 - 4:12pm
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ID: 
1651
Composition Date: 
1763
Composer: 
Catholisch-Paderborn Gesangbuch
Arrangers / Editors: 
Nicholson, Sydney Hugo (1875–1947)
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Additional Music at Mass
Processional
Recessional
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
2 min
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Modern English
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody

Parts

Soprano
O Blessed Saint Joseph: Soprano
Alto
O Blessed Saint Joseph: Alto
Tenor
O Blessed Saint Joseph: Tenor
Bass
O Blessed Saint Joseph: Bass
Lyrics: 

O blessed Saint Joseph, how great was thy worth,
The one chosen shadow of God upon earth,
The father of Jesus! Ah, then, wilt thou be,
Sweet spouse of our Lady! a father to me?

For thou to the pilgrim art father and guide,
And Jesus and Mary felt safe by thy side;
Ah, blessed Saint Joseph, how safe I should be,
Sweet spouse of our Lady! if thou wert with me!

When the treasures of God were unsheltered on earth,
Safekeeping was found for them both in thy worth:
O father of Jesus, be father to me,
Sweet spouse of our Lady! and I will love thee.