Piae Cantiones (1582)

The Piae Cantiones ecclesiasticae et scholasticae veterum episcoporum (Pious ecclesiastical and school songs of the ancient bishops) is a late medieval Latin collection of 74 hymns collated by Jacobus Finno and first published in 1582 in Greifswald, now in Finland. The songs are mainly hymns, but with some secular examples. They come from a variety of, but mainly Nordic sources and were sung in Cathedrals, particularly in Turku, on the southwest coast of Finland.

The book was brought to England in 1853, the British ambassador to Sweden, G. J. R. Gordon who he presented to John Mason Neale, known for his interest in early music. Neale in turn worked with Thomas Helmore (1811 – 1890) who was an expert in early music. Together they published a number of carols and hymns.

• God Is Love His The Care (Personent Hodie, Organ, 4 Verses)
  God Is Love His The Care Lyrics 1. God is love: His the care, Tending each, everywhere. God is love, all is there! Jesus came to show him, That mankind might know Him! Refrain Sing aloud, loud, loud! Sing aloud, loud, loud! God is good! God is truth! God is beauty! Praise Him! 2. None can see God above; We can share life and love; Thus may we Godward move, Seek ...
• Good King Wenceslas (Tempus Adest Floridum, Organ, 5 Verses) Free Download
  From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols for Church and Singers, also available on CD. Good King Wenceslas : Recording https://soundcloud.com/richardirwinmusic/good-king-wenceslas Tune: Tempus Adest Floridum, from Hymnal: Piae Cantiones (1582) adapted  John Stainer (1840-1901) and arranged by Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955). Meter: 76 76 D. Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900403. All rights reserved. Good King Wenceslas ...
• Long Ago Prophets Knew (Personent Hodie, Organ, 4 Verses)
  From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols for Church and Singers, also available on CD. Long Ago Prophets Knew : Recordings https://soundcloud.com/richardirwinmusic/long-ago-prophets-knew-personent-hodie-organ-4-verses-2021?si=9cde91530e1f43a2a144b0eea6b242fd&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Tune: Personent Hodie, a traditional Finnish tune found in Piae Cantiones (1582). Arranged by Richard Irwin. Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900417. All rights reserved. Long Ago Prophets Knew : Free MP3 Download The music used ...
• Of The Father’s Love Begotten (Divinum Mysterium, Organ, 5 or 6 Verses)
  Of The Father’s Love Begotten : Recording https://soundcloud.com/richardirwinmusic/of-the-fathers-love-begotten-divinum-mysterium-organ-5-verses-2021?si=2b858de976504987b0e56469a80def87 Tune: Divinum Mysterium, by an anonymous 13th Century composer of Plainsong. Original arranger, Theodoricus Petrus published in Piae Cantiones (1582). This arrangement and Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. All rights reserved. Of The Father’s Love Begotten : Free MP3 Download The music used in this recording belongs in the Public Domain, ...
• On This Day Earth Shall Ring (Personent Hodie, Organ, 4 Verses)
  On This Day Earth Shall Ring Lyrics English Lyrics 1. On this day earth shall ring with the song children sing to the Lord, Christ our King, born on earth to save us; him the Father gave us. Sing to Christ our Lord, Sing to Christ our King, Sing a loud: “Gloria in excelsis Deo!” 2. His the doom, ours the mirth; when he came ...
• Unto Us A Boy Is Born (Puer Nobis, Organ & Trumpet Descant, 5 Verses)
  From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols for Church and Singers, also available on CD. Unto Us A Boy Is Born : Recording https://soundcloud.com/richardirwinmusic/unto-us-a-boy-is-born Tune: Puer Nobis, written by an anonymous composer in Piae Cantiones (1582). Public domain. Meter: 76 77. Performance Copyright ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900409. All rights reserved. Unto Us A Boy Is Born : Lyrics 1. Unto ...