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)
  Good King Wenceslas : Lyrics Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gath’ring winter fuel. “Hither, page, and stand by me, If thou know’st it, telling, Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his ...
• Long Ago Prophets Knew (Personent Hodie, Organ, 4 Verses)
  Long Ago Prophets Knew : Recordings https://open.spotify.com/track/0zZSQjCiYq9uyaTc9m7PT5?si=053ea010d4cd4ec7 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 in this recording belongs in the Public Domain, but the Performance rights belong to Richard ...
• 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)
  Unto Us A Boy Is Born : Lyrics Unto us a boy is born, King of all creation: Came he to a world forlorn, The Lord of every nation, The Lord of every nation. Cradled in a stall was he With sleepy cows and asses; But the very beasts could see That He all men surpasses, That He all men surpasses. Herod then with fear was ...