Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail!

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Tue, 2011/02/15 - 10:56am
PDF version
ID: 
1685
Can be Found in
Book: 
The St. Basil Hymnal (1935)
Page: 
196
Composition Date: 
1835
Composer: 
Pearsall, Robert Lucas de (1795-1856)
Arrangers / Editors: 
Wheeler, Richard W. (1967- )
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Processional
Recessional
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Sanctoral Cycle
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
2 min 45 sec
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Texture: 
Homophonic
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Modern English
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody

Parts

Soprano
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail!: Soprano
Alto
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail!: Alto
Tenor
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail!: Tenor
Bass
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail!: Bass
Lyrics: 

Hail, holy Joseph, hail! Chaste spouse of Mary, hail! Pure as the lily flower In Eden's peaceful vale! Hail, holy Joseph, hail! You were God's chosen one: To you the Word made flesh Was subject as a Son.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail! O friend of angels, hail! Assist the hearts that faint And guide the steps that fail. Hail, holy Joseph, hail! Pricne of the house of God, May His best graces be By your dear hands bestowed.

Hail, holy Joseph, hail! Teach us our flesh to tame. And, Mary, keep the hearts That honor Joseph's name; He loved you with a love Of holy purity: We pray that we may be As pure in love as he.