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Note that this 1925 article by NCWC (National Catholic Welfare Conference) spelled her name as Christina, not Christine. No mention of a hymn being performed. There is a reference to a "a resume of the outstanding incidents of his journey."

https://www.thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=cwp19250824-01.2.10

St. Christina Relics Reverently Placed In Cleveland Chapel

(By N. C. W. C. News Service)

Cleveland, Aug. 21.—The relics of St. Christina, gift of the Pope to Bishop Joseph Schrembs of the Cleveland Diocese, are enshrined temporarily in the chapel of the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration here, following their arrival last week with the Bishop’s return from Rome.

The box in which the relics came from Rome was opened Monday under the personal supervision of Bishop Schrembs, surrounded by ten Cleveland priests. The Bishop read a prayer and spoke briefly of the significance of the ceremony.

“We have here an absolutely authentic relic of a martyred saint of the' Church which, if possessing little material value, is of inestimable spiritual value to the Catholics of this diocese, and indeed to this entire country,” he said.

Bishop Schrembs was the first to venerate the relics, by incensing them and then kneeling in prayer. His first words were, “St. Christina, virgin, martyr, pray for us.”

After Bishop Schrembs, the other priests who witnessed the ceremony also knelt in veneration to the sacred relics.

A card accompanied the relics from Rome. It bore the inscription: “The sacred body and the vase of blood taken from the cemetery of Pontianus.”

Bishop Schrembs said the relics would remain in their present place of repose until he had made a decision as to a permanent repository. The formal transfer to this place will be a solemn occasion, he added.

A card from the Augustinian Sisters, Rome, who formerly had the relics in their possession, stated that they parted with them with regret but rejoiced in the fact that they were going to the United States. The Sister Superior said the Sisters had obtained many favors through the intercession of St. Christina, and expressed the hope that similar divine favors would be bestowed upon the Diocese of Cleveland through her intercession.

Installation of the relics in their present quarters followed the ceremony of reception of three young women into the community of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, which was concluded only a few minutes before.

The return of Bishop Schrembs from his Holy Year journey to Rome was noted by a special service of thanksgiving in the cathedral Sunday. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Smith, vicar general and administrator of diocesan affairs during the absence of the bishop, made an address of welcome. The response of the bishop included a resume of the outstanding incidents of his journey.