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The Methodist Hymn-Book Illustrated John Telford, 1909 ‘Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc, Alleluia’ is described in a MS. of 1507 as ‘Another joyful sequence of Blessed Notker’s for the Epiphany of Christ, with the title, “The troubled Virgin.” It is sung especially in the octave of the Epiphany.’ The title may refer ‘to Matthew 2:3, Jerusalem being termed the Virgin daughter of Sion; the troubling there mentioned occurring at the season of the Epiphany.’ Dr. Neale himself attributes the sequence to Godescalcus, but this seems to be a mistake. Dr. Neale’s translation appeared in his Hymnal Noted, 1854. He greatly regretted that Troyte’s chant was substituted for ‘the noble melody of the Alleluiatic Sequence.’ Every word had been fitted to that melody; and, though he admits that it could not be learned in an hour or two, yet he had heard it thoroughly well sung and most heartily enjoyed by a school choir.

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The Methodist Hymn-Book Illustrated
John Telford, 1909

‘Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc, Alleluia’ is described in a MS. of 1507 as ‘Another joyful sequence of Blessed Notker’s for the Epiphany of Christ, with the title, “The troubled Virgin.” It is sung especially in the octave of the Epiphany.’ The title may refer ‘to Matthew 2:3, Jerusalem being termed the Virgin daughter of Sion; the troubling there mentioned occurring at the season of the Epiphany.’ Dr. Neale himself attributes the sequence to Godescalcus, but this seems to be a mistake. Dr. Neale’s translation appeared in his Hymnal Noted, 1854. He greatly regretted that Troyte’s chant was substituted for ‘the noble melody of the Alleluiatic Sequence.’ Every word had been fitted to that melody; and, though he admits that it could not be learned in an hour or two, yet he had heard it thoroughly well sung and most heartily enjoyed by a school choir.

#	Hymnal	Title	Author	Tune	Composer	Verses
019a	Church Book with Music, 1893	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Godescalcus (circa 805-868), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1851	Cantemus Cuncti	The Alleluiatic Sequence (A Hymn of Praise for Easter Day), from the Hymnal Noted in which the plainsong is from a facsimile by A. J. Schmid, at the end of Wolf’s Über die Lais	16
019b	Church Book with Music, 1893	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Godescalcus (circa 805-868), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1851	Cantemus Cuncti	Rev. John B. Dykes (1823-1876)	16
233	Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1891	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Anonymous, 11th century, Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1851	Hayes’ Chant	William Hayes (1706-1777), abridged by Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
560	Church Hymns, 1903	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	St. Balbulus Notker (circa 840-912), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	Troyte, No. 2	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	16
021	Church Praise, 1907	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Latin, Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	The Strain Upraise	Dr. William Hayes (1706-1777), Arranged by Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
328	Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition, 1904	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866): from Godescalcus (circa 805-868)	Troyte, No. 2	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
295a	Hymns Ancient and Modern, Standard Edition, 1922	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866): from Godescalcus (circa 805-868)	Troyte’s Chant, No. 2	Arthur H. Dyke Troyte (1811-1857)	15
295b	Hymns Ancient and Modern, Standard Edition, 1922	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866): from Godescalcus (circa 805-868)	Cantemus cuncti	Harmonization by William H. Monk (1823-1889)	15
145	Hymns Ancient and Modern, with Appendix, 1868	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866): from Godescalcus (circa 805-868)	Troyte, No. 2	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
372	Irish Church Hymnal, 1919	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	From the Latin of the School of St. Gall, 9th Century, Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1854	Hayes’ Chant	Arranged by Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte, 1860	15
461	The Church Hymnal Revised and Enlarged, 1892	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	St. Balbulus Notker (840-912), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1854	Troyte, No. 2	Adapted from William Hayes (1706-1777) by Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	8
425	The Church Hymnal, 1879	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Godescalcus, 950, Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale, 1854	Troyte, No. 2	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	8
494	The English Hymnal, 1906	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	St. Balbulus Notker (840-912), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	Troyte No. 2	Arthur Henry Dyke, 1811-1857	8
585	The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer, Third Edition, 1890	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	From the Latin, Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866)	Troyte’s Chant (No. 2)	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
027	The Methodist Hymn-Book, 1904	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	St. Notker Balbulus (circa 840-912), Translation by Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866) from Hymnal Noted, 1854	Troyte (1)	Dr. William Hayes (1706-1777), arranged by Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15
072	The Primitive Methodist Hymnal, 1889	The Strain Upraise of Joy and Praise	Godescalcus (circa 805-868), Translation by Rev. Gerard Moultrie (1829-1885)	The Strain Upraise	Arthur H. D. Troyte (1811-1857)	15

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019a

Church Book with Music, 1893