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Index of Lists of Readings, Hymns, and Special Music since July 2006Lectionary
Jeremiah 33:14–16 | Psalm 25:1–9 | 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 | Luke 21:25–36 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent • Year C
Gathering Hymn
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
elw 254
Psalm
Psalm 25: To You, O Lord
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Children’s Hymn
Like a Child (vv. 1–2 | 3)
like a child
Hymn of the Day
Creator of the Stars of Night
elw 245
Offertory
Savior of the Nations, Come
Johann Walter (1496–1570)
Communion
Rejoice in the Mission
Appalachian traditional, arr. Dori Erwin Collins
Sending Hymn
People Look East
elw 248
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2015)
Prelude
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Leipzig 18 chorales, bwv 661
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Litany
Advent Litany
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Psalm
Psalm 25:1, 3–8
Hallock
Gospel Acclamation
Stand up and Raise Your Heads
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
mcgee
Hymn of the Day
Creator of the Stars of Night
elw 245
Offertory
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) arr. Donald Cashmore (b. 1926)
Communion
Come, thou Redeemer of the earth
Praetorius, arr. Stephen Cleobury (b. 1948)
Communion Organ
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, bwv 626, Das Orgel-Büchlein (1713–15)
Bach
Sending Hymn
Savior of the Nations, Come
elw 263
Postlude
Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, bwv 599, Das Orgel-Büchlein
Bach
7:30 PM
44th Advent Procession
ENTRANCE PROCESSION
Processional
I saw a new heaven and a new earth
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Invitatory Hymn
O Wisdom, Spotless Mirror of God
st. michael’s
I
O WISDOM
Antiphon
O Wisdom, The Great “O” Antiphons
Hallock
First Lesson
Isaiah 40:3–5 full text
Motet
Machet die Tore Weit
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611–1675)
II
O ADONAI
Antiphon
O Adonai
Hallock
Second Lesson
Exodus 3:1–12 full text
Hymn
The God of Abraham Praise
elw 831
III
O RADIX JESSE
Antiphon
O Radix Jesse
Hallock
Third Lesson
Isaiah 11:1–10 full text
Motet
The Flower of Jesse
George Oldroyd (1887–1956)
Hymn
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
elw 272
IV
O CLAVIS DAVID
Antiphon
O Clavis David
Hallock
Fourth Lesson
Isaiah 41:25; 42:5–9 full text
Hymn
All Thanks to You, O Faithful One
macht hoch die tür
V
O ORIENS
Antiphon
O Oriens
Hallock
Fifth Lesson
Luke 1:68–79 full text
Motet
Hail, Gladdening Light
Charles Wood (1866–1926)
VI
O REX GENTIUM
Antiphon
O Rex Gentium
Hallock
Sixth Lesson
Isaiah 35:4–7a full text
Motet
Rorate caeli desuper
Francisco Guerrero (1527–1599)
VII
O EMMANUEL
Antiphon
O Emmanuel
Hallock
Seventh Lesson
Isaiah 7:13–14 full text
Hymn
A Mystery, Wondrous Life of Grace
st. magnus
THE ANNUNCIATION
Eighth Lesson
Luke 1:26–38 full text
Canticle
Magnificat in D
Edward C. Bairstow (1874–1946)
THE ADVENT
Final Lesson
Matthew 1:18–23 full text
Motet
Ecce concipies
Jacob Handl (1550–1591)
Hymn
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
elw 295
RETIRING PROCESSION
Processional
O come, O come Emmanuel (1990)
Carl Crosier (1945–2014)
Lectionary
Malachi 3:1–4 | Luke 1:68–79 | Philippians 1:3–11 | Luke 3:1–6 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent • Year C
Prelude
Trois Pieces, I. Pastorale
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Gathering Hymn
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's cry
elw 249
Canticle
Now Bless the God of Israel (vv. 1,3)
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Children’s Hymn
Like a Child (vv. 1–2 | 3)
like a child
Hymn of the Day
Comfort, Comfort Ye My People
elw 256
Offertory
Prepare Ye The Way
James E. Moore, Jr. (b. 1951)
Communion
Like a Shepherd
Bob Dufford, sj (b. 1943)
Sending Hymn
Hark, the Glad Sound!
elw 239
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2015)
Prelude
Herr Christ der einig Gottes Sohn, buxwv 191
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Gathering Hymn
Prepare the Royal Highway
elw 264
Canticle
Benedictus
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
Prepare the way of the Lord
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
mcgee
Hymn of the Day
Comfort, Comfort Now My People
elw 256
Offertory
Jerusalem, gaude
Jacob Handl (1550–1591)
Communion
Rorate cæli desuper
Francisco Guerrero (1527–1599)
Communion Organ
Wo soll ich fliehen hin, bwv 646, Sechs ‘Schübler’ Choräle (1713–15)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sending Hymn
Hark, the Glad Sound
elw 239
Postlude
Prelude No. 3 in e minor
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1698)
Lectionary
Zephaniah 3:14–20 | Isaiah 12:2–6 | Philippians 4:4–7 | Luke 3:7–18 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent • Year C
Gathering Hymn
Gather Us In
elw 532
Canticle
With Joy You Shall Draw Water
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Children’s Hymn
Like a Child (vv. 1–2 | 3)
like a child
Hymn of the Day
As the Dark Awaits the Dawn
elw 261
Offertory
I Will Wait
Mumford and Sons
Communion
Peace
Patricia Mock, arr. Richard A. Nichols
Sending Hymn
Soon and Very Soon
elw 439
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2015)
Prelude
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, Chorale–Improvisations Op 65, No.4
Sigfrid Karg–Elert (1877–1933)
Gathering Hymn
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying
elw 436
Canticle
First Song of Isaiah
Peter R.Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
I am sending my messenger before you
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
mcgee
Hymn of the Day
As the Dark Awaits the Dawn
elw 261
Offertory
Rejoice in the Lord, Alway
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Communion
There Is No Rose
John Joubert (b. 1927)
Communion Organ
3rd Prelude on “Veni Emmanuel,” Three Short Preludes
Edward Bairstow (1874–1950)
Sending Hymn
Let Justice Flow Like Streams
elw 717
Postlude
Toccata on "Creator alme siderum," Advent—First Religious Suite
Pietro Yon (1886–1943)
7:30 PM
COMPLINE
Processional
The King Shall Come
American folk hymn, arr. Paul R. Ladd Jr. (1919–1998)
Orison
O Come, Divine Messiah
Arr. Ladd
Psalms
Psalm 91
Aristotle A. Esguerra
Office Hymn
Creator of the Stars of Night
Latin hymn, 9th cent.
Canticle
Nunc Dimittis in E-flat
Scott Fikse (b. 1983)
Anthems
Machet die Tore Weit
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611–1675)
In dulci jubilo à 2, from Musae Sionae, Part IX, No. 12
Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)
Lectionary
Micah 5:2–5a | Luke 1:46b–55 | Hebrews 10:5–10 | Luke 1:39–55 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent • Year C
Gathering Hymn
Savior of the Nations, Come
elw 263
Psalm
Psalm 80: Lord, Make Us Turn to You
Howard Hughes (b. 1930)
Children’s Hymn
Like a Child (vv. 1–2 | 3)
like a child
Hymn of the Day
My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness
elw 251
Offertory
A Carol for Winter
Austin C. Lovelace (1919–2010)
Communion
Each Winter as the Year Grows Older
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Sending Hymn
Joy to the World
elw 267
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2015)
Prelude
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, Schubler Chorales, bwv 648
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness
elw 251
Canticle
Magnificat
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
Here I am, the servant of the Lord
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
mcgee
Hymn of the Day
O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
elw 241
Offertory
Magnificat
Edward C. Bairstow (1874–1946)
Communion
The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee
Jean Berger (1909–2002)
Communion Organ
Improvisation on "Winchester New," Four Seasonal Improvisations
Alec Rowley (1892–1958)
Sending Hymn
People, Look East
elw 248
Postlude
Toccata on Veni, Redemptor gentium, Ten Chorale Improvisations, Op. 5
Paul Manz (1919–2009)
Lectionary
Isaiah 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) full texts
5:00 PM
FAMILY HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
The St. James Christmas Carol Mass
Prelude
Carols of Christmas
Gathering Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Psalm
Psalm 96: Christmas Midnight
Rory Cooney (b. 1952)
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia
Bob Moore (b. 1962)
Children’s Hymn
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Hymn of the Day
Away in a Manger
elw 277
Offertory
Communion Music
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Traditional, arr. Joel Raney
Candle Lighting
Silent Night
elw 281
Sending Hymn
Go Tell it on the Mountain
elw 290
Postlude
English Carol Medley
Traditional, arr. Mark Hayes
10:30 PM
MUSIC FOR CHRISTMASTIDE
Willkommen, süßer Bräutigam
Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740)
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
11:00 PM
FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Missa in B Sancti Josephi
Antonio Caldara (ca. 1670–1736)
Gathering Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Psalm
Psalm 96: 1–4, 11–12
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Sequence Hymn
’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
elw 284
Hymn of the Day
O Little Town of Bethlehem
elw 279
Offertory
Verbum caro factus est
Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612)
Communion
For unto us a Child is born
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Communion Organ
Candle Lighting
Silent Night
elw 281
Sending Hymn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
elw 270
Postlude
At Christmas-tide, Op. 182, #1
Charles V. Stanford (1852–1924)
Lectionary
Isaiah 52:7–10 | Psalm 98 | Hebrews 1:1–12 | John 1:1–14 full texts
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Missa Brevis in D major, Op.97
Robert Peters (b. 1969)
Prelude
Variations sur «In dulci jubilo»
Denis Bédard (b. 1950)
Gathering Hymn
Angels We Have Heard on High
elw 289
Psalm
Psalm 98
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Sequence Hymn
The Bells of Christmas
elw 298
Hymn of the Day
’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
elw 284
Offertory
Unto Us is Born a Son
Tune from Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015)
Communion
Gaudia Virginis Mariae
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Communion Organ
Whence is that Goodly Fragrance?
William S. Lloyd Webber (1914–1982)
Sending Hymn
Love Has Come
elw 292
Postlude
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her.
52 Choral-vorspiele, Op. 67, No. 40
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Lectionary
1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26 | Psalm 148 | Colossians 3:12–17 | Luke 2:41–52 full texts
8:00 AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
The St. James Christmas Carol Mass
Gathering Hymn
Angels We Have Heard on High
elw 289
First Lesson
Genesis 1:1–5, 14–18 text
Hymn
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
elw 295
Second Lesson
Micah 5:2–5a text
Hymn
Once in Royal David’s City
elw 269
Third Lesson
Luke 1:26–35, 38 text
Carol
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
Basque Carol, arr. C. E. Pettman (1865–1943)
Fourth Lesson
Matthew 1:18–25 text
Hymn
O Little Town of Bethlehem
elw 279
Fifth Lesson
Luke 2:8–16 text
Carol
Mingxing canlan ye wei yang
Qi Fang Liang, b.1934
Offertory
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
African-American spiritual
Communion
Night of Silence
Daniel Kantor (b. 1960)
Sending Hymn
The First Noel
elw 300
10:30 AM
CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
St. James Christmas Carol Mass
Prelude
Noël huron, Deux Noëls
Denis Bédard (b. 1950)
Gathering Hymn
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
elw 288
First Lesson
Genesis 1:1–5, 14–18 text
Hymn
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
elw 295
Second Lesson
Micah 5:2–5a text
Hymn
Love Has Come
elw 292
Third Lesson
Luke 1:26–35, 38 text
Carol
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
Basque Carol, arr. Malcolm Archer (b. 1960)
Fourth Lesson
Matthew 1:18–25 text
Carol
The Huron Carol
Traditional, Arr. Robert B. Anderson (b. 1954)
Fifth Lesson
Luke 2:8–16 text
Motet
The Glory of the Father
Egil Hovland (1924–2013)
Hymn
What Child is This?
elw 296
Offering Music
A Virgin Unspotted
William Billings (1746–1800)
Communion
Jesu, Thou the Virgin Born
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Communion Organ
Puer Natus Est, Four Improvisations on Gregorian Themes
Everett Titcomb (1884–1968)
Sending Hymn
Angels From the Realms of Glory
elw 275
Postlude
Postlude sur un Noël (Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle)
Bédard
4:00 PM
GERMAN VESPERS
Prelude
Toccata in D minor ("Dorian"), bwv 538
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1770)
Chorale Prelude
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, bwv 632, Das Orgel-Büchlein (1713–15)
Bach
Hymn
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
herr jesus christ, dich zu uns wend
Psalms
Psalm 34
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Psalm 34, Becker Psalter
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
Psalm 95: Cantate Domino
Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612)
Chorale Prelude
13. Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen, Vorspiel für die Orgel, Op. 79b (1901–1903)
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Hymn
Froehlich soll mein Herze springen
ebeling
Canticle
Magnificat, buxwv anh. 1
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Cantata
Halt ein mit deinem Wetterstrahle, twv 1:715
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Offertory
All solch dein Güt wir preisen, buxwv 3
Buxtehude
Chorale Prelude
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, bwv 734
Bach
Hymn
Nun freut euch
nun freut euch
Postlude
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her, Chorale-Improvisations Op 65, No.23
Sigfrid Karg–Elert (1877-1933)
Revised: 29 December 2018