There are many great hymns written in honour of the Sacred Heart.. Among them is a
tune by the Jesuit William Maher, who also gave us the tune of 'Soul of my Saviour'.
The words are a translation of a German original, says Monsignor Philip Whitmore
, an expression of the international flavour of this devotion .
Monsignor
Whitmore also explains how these hymns make a strong appeal to our emotions : "....We
pray to the Heart of Jesus to touch our cold, ungrateful, hearts and to set them
aflame with love for Our Saviour. "
Listen to this programme
produced by Veronica Scarisbrick :