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Index of Lists of Readings, Hymns, and Special Music since July 2006
Lectionary
Malachi 3:1–4 | Luke 1:68–79 | Philippians 1:3–11 | Luke 3:1–6 full texts
10:00 AM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING WORSHIP
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2021)
Prelude
All Earth is Hopeful
Alberto Taulè (1932–2007), arr. Lynette L. Maynard
Gathering Hymn
Prepare the Royal Highway
elw 264
Canticle
Now Bless the God of Israel
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Gospel Acclamation
Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening
Haugen
Hymn of the Day
On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry
elw 249
Offertory
Prepare Ye the Way
James E. Moore, Jr. (b. 1951)
Responsive Song
My Soul in Stillness Waits
Haugen
Sending Hymn
Hark, the Glad Sound!
elw 239
Postlude
There’s a Voice in the Wilderness
William Bancroft (1904–1988), arr. Roberta Rowland-Raybold (b. 1938)
7:30 PM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING COMPLINE
Processional
People Look East
besançon
Orison
Lord, Keep Us Safe This Night
Harold Friedell (1905–1958)
Psalmody
Psalm 4
Plainsong, tone IV.1
Psalm 19: Drop Down Dew
Paul R. Ladd, Jr. (1919–1998)
Office Hymn
Lucis creator optime
Plainsong, mode 8
Canticle
Nunc dimittis in G
Charles Wood (1866–1926)
Anthems
Creator of the Stars of Night
conditor alme siderum
Come Now, O Prince of Peace
ososŏ
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: Morgan State University Singers
Lift Every Voice and Sing
arr. Roland Carter (b.1942)
Bright Mansions
Carter
Be Still and Know that I Am God
Barrie Cabena (b.1933)
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Moses Hogan (1957–2003)
God Bless America
Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Traditional
I Know I've Been Changed
arr. Damon Dandridge
Lectionary
Zephaniah 3:14–20 | Isaiah 12:2–6 | Philippians 4:4–7 | Luke 3:7–18 full texts
10:00 AM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING WORSHIP
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2021)
Prelude
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, Chorale–Improvisations, Op. 65, No. 4
Sigfrid Karg–Elert (1877–1933)
Gathering Hymn
Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn
elw 242
Canticle
Isaiah 12:2–6
Mark Mummert (b. 1965)
Gospel Acclamation
Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening
Haugen
Hymn of the Day
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying
elw 436
Offertory
Hope is Dawning on the World
Larry Shackley (b. 1956)
Responsive Song
My Soul in Stillness Waits
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Sending Hymn
People, Look East
elw 248
Postlude
Toccata on “Creator alme siderum,” Advent—First Religious Suite
Pietro Yon (1886–1943)
Lectionary
Micah 5:2–5a | Luke 1:46b–55 | Hebrews 10:5–10 | Luke 1:39–55 full texts
10:00 AM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING WORSHIP
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year C • 2021)
Prelude
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, Schubler Chorales, bwv 648
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness
elw 251
Psalm
Psalm 80
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Gospel Acclamation
Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Hymn of the Day
O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
elw 241
Offertory
Magnificat in G, Op. 81
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
Responsive Song
My Soul in Stillness Waits
Haugen
Sending Hymn
Joy to the World
elw 267
Postlude
Toccata on Veni, Redemptor gentium, Ten Chorale Improvisations, Op. 5
Paul Manz (1919–2009)
7:30 PM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING COMPLINE
Processional
The King Shall Come
American folk hymn, arr. Paul R. Ladd Jr. (1919–1998)
Orison
In Dulci Jubilo
15th cent. German
Psalmody
Psalm 31
Plainsong, tone VII.3
Psalm 89
Plainsong
Office Hymn
Creator of the Stars of Night
Latin hymn, 9th cent.
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Tone V and Charles Wood (1866–1926)
Anthem
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl (1906–2001)
7:00 PM
Bach and Prayer
Praeludium in G, bwv 902
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Schubler Chorales, bwv 645
Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G major, bwv 541
Bach
Lectionary
Isaiah 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) full texts
5:00 PM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING FAMILY HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
St. James Christmas Carol Mass
Prelude
Fantasia on Greensleeves
William C. Dix (1837–1898), arr. Len Rhodes
Processional Hymn
O Come All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Psalm
Psalm 96: Today is Born Our Savior
Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Sequence Hymn
O Little Town of Bethlehem
elw 279
Hymn of the Day
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
elw 282
Offertory Music
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), arr. Gary Lanier
Communion Motet
Before the Marvel of This Night
Carl Schalk (b. 1929)
Candlelighting Carol
Silent Night
elw 281
Sending Hymn
Go Tell It on the Mountain
elw 290
Postlude
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), arr. Bruce Abbott
7:30 PM
STREAMING CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Missa Brevis in G major, k 49
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Prelude
Magnum nomen Domini Emanuel
Bartłomiej Pękiel (1601–1670)
Angelus ad Virginem
14th century, arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015)
Das neugeborene Kindelein, buxwv 13
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Processional Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Psalm
Psalm 96
G. MacFarren (1813–1887)
Sequence Hymn
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
elw 276
Hymn of the Day
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
elw 282
Offertory Anthem
Sussex Carol
tradtional English, arr. Willcocks
Communion Motet
The Infant King
Basque Noël, arr. Willcocks
Communion Organ
Noël huron
Denis Bédard (b. 1950)
Candlelighting Carol
Silent Night
elw 281
Sending Hymn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
elw 270
Postlude
Prelude on “Hark, the herald-angels sing”
Willcocks
Lectionary
Isaiah 52:7–10 | Psalm 98 | Hebrews 1:1–12 | John 1:1–14 full texts
10:00 AM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for All Seasons
Prelude
Joy to the World
G. F. Handel (1685–1759), arr. Judy Nishimura
Gathering Hymn
Love Has Come
elw 292
Psalm
Psalm 98
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Sequence Hymn
The Bells of Christmas
elw 298
Hymn of the Day
In the Bleak Midwinter
elw 294
Offertory
Patapan
Burgundian tune, arr. Reginald Jacques (1894–1969)
Communion Motet
In Dulci Jubilo
German traditional, arr. Robert L. Pearsall (1795–1856)
Sending Hymn
Angels We Have Heard on High
elw 289
Postlude
Allegro, Adagio, and Presto, Trio Sonata, Op. 4, No. 1
Gottfried Finger (1660–1730)
Lectionary
1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26 | Psalm 148 | Colossians 3:12–17 | Luke 2:41–52 full texts
10:00 AM
IN-PERSON/STREAMING LESSONS AND CAROLS
Prelude
Gathering Hymn
Once in Royal David’s City
elw 269
The First Lesson
Genesis 3:1–19 text
Carol
Adam Lay Ybounden
Boris Ord (1897–1961)
The Second Lesson
Isaiah 9:2–7 text
Carol
A Carol for Winter
Austin C. Lovelace (1919–2010)
The Third Lesson
Isaiah 11:1–9 text
Carol
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
elw 272
The Fourth Lesson
Micah 5:2–4 text
Carol
O Little Town of Bethlehem
elw 279
The Fifth Lesson
Luke 2:1–7 text
Carol
Away in a Manger
elw 278
The Sixth Lesson
John 1:1–14 text
Motet
Unto Us is Born a Son
Tune from Piae Cantiones (1582), arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015)
Offertory
Greensleeves
traditional English, arr. Matt Riley
Communion
Jesu, Thou the Virgin Born
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Sending Hymn
Joy to the World
elw 267
Postlude
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Traditional English
Revised: 24 December 2021