He who once, in righteous vengeance

Top
Author
Text Info
Notes
Tune
Timeline
Page Scans
Instances

He who once, in righteous vengeance

Author: Edward Caswall
Tune: IRA JUSTA
Published in 28 hymnals

Author: Edward Caswall

Edward Caswall was born in 1814, at Yately, in Hampshire, where his father was a clergyman. In 1832, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1836, took a second-class in classics. His humorous work, "The Art of Pluck," was published in 1835; it is still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions. In 1838, he was ordained Deacon, and in 1839, Priest. He became perpetural Curate of Stratford-sub-Castle in 1840. In 1841, he resigned his incumbency and visited Ireland. In 1847, he joined the Church of Rome. In 1850, he was admitted into the Congregation of the Oratory at Birmingham, where he has since remained. He has published several works in prose and poetry. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

^ top

Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	He who once, in righteous vengeance
Author:	Edward Caswall

^ top

Notes

Ira justa Conditoris. [Passiontide.] In the Office of the Most precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ this is the hymn at Matins.

This Office is one of those added to the Roman Breviary since 1735. In the Bologna edition, 1827, it is given in the Appendix to the Pars Vernalis as one of the festivals of March, and as a double of the first class; but by a decree of Pope Pius IX., Aug. 10, 1849, it is ranked as a double of the second class and appointed for the 1st Sunday in July.

The text is found as above in the Appendix, 1827, p. 233, in 6 stanzas, and is repeated in subsequent editions of the Roman Breviar. Also in Daniel, ii. p. 355. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
Translation in common use:--
He Who once in righteous vengeance. By E. Caswall. Published in his Lyra Catholica, 1849, p. 85, in 6 stanzas of 6 lines; and again in his Hymns & Poems, 1873, p. 47. In 1853, stanzas i., iv.-vi. were given in the Cooke & Denton Hymnal, No. 6. This arrangement of the text has been repeated in a large number of hymn-books in Great Britain and America, and is the popular form of the hymn. In the 1862 Appendix to the H. Noted, No. 298, the full text is given; and in the Hymnary, 1872, stanza iii. is omitted.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

^ top

Tune

IRA JUSTA

All tunes published with 'He who once, in righteous vengeance'^ top

Timeline

^ top

Page Scans

The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. (1920), p.42

^ top

Instances

Instances (28)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Meter	Publication Date
A Church Hymn Book: for the use of congregations of the United Church of England and Ireland #48	He who once, in righteous vengeance				1861
A Treasury of Catholic Song: comprising some two hundred hymns from Catholic soruces old and new #146	He, Who once in righteous vengeance				1915
Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #89	He Who once, in righteous vengeance				1905
Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #162	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswell		1868
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition #115	He, who once in righteous vengeance			8.7.8.7.7.7	1904
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard Edition #102	He, who once in righteous vengeance			8.7.8.7.7.7	1875
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #255	He, Who once in righteous vengeance		Rev. Edward Caswall, 1814-		1874
Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #160	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1865
Hymns for the Worship of God: selected and arranged for the congregations connected with the Church of Scotland #78	He, who once in righteous vengeance				1863
International Song Service: with Bright Gems from fifty authors, for Sunday-schools, gospel meetings, missionary and young people's societies, prayer-meetings, etc. #240	He, Who once in righteous vengeance	Ira Justa Conditoris			1895
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #586	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1884
Lyra Catholica: containing all the hymns of the Roman breviary and missal, with others from various sources. Arranged for every day in the week, and the festivals and saints' days... #131	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1851
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #599	He Who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall, 1814-78		1891
St. Francis Hymnal and Choir Manual #d126	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1925
The Ave Maria Hymnal. 2nd rev. ed. #d58	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1941
The Book of Praise: or, Hymns for Public and Social Worship #d272	He who once, in righteous vengeance				1869
The Book of Worship #142	He Who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1907
The Chapel Hymnal with Tunes #d63	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1882
The Church Hymnal: a collection of hymns from the Prayer book hymnal, Additional hymns, and Hymns ancient and modern, and Hymns for church and home. For use in Churches where licensed by the Bishop #67	He Who once in righteous vengeance				1869
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #255	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1893
The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d152	He who once, in righteous vengeance				1874
The College Hymnal: for divine service at Yale College in the Battell Chapel #144	He who once in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1876
The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #287	He, Who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1880
The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d153	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1906
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #599	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1908
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #603	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Edward Caswall		1892
The Sarum Hymnal #34	He, who once in righteous vengeance			8.7.8.7.7.7	1869
The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. #18	He who once, in righteous vengeance		Rev. E. Caswall		1920

All instances ^ top

He who once, in righteous vengeance

Contents