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283. Faithful people, sweeten all

Text Information
First Line: Faithful people, sweeten all
Latin Title: Laetabundus exulted fidelis chorus
Author: John J. McLarney, O.P. (1904-1969
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1983
Topic: Presentation of the Lord
Source: Christmas Sequence and Candlemas Office Hymn, c. 11th Century; Trans.: The Dominican Missal in Latin and English/cite> (1932)
Copyright: By permission of John J. McLarney
Tune Information
Name: LAETABUNDUS
Composer: Nicholas Gatty (1874-1946)
Meter: Irregular
Key: D Major
Copyright: Copyright owner untraceable
Notes: Public Domain



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