The Third Sunday of Advent ORISON: Rejoice in the Lord always – Plainsong, Mode I CANTICLE 9: The First Song of Isaiah – Plainsong, Tone VII.3 and Peter R. Hallock (1923-2014) HYMN: The King shall come when morning dawns (Tune: SAINT STEPHEN) – William Jones (1726-1800); verse 2 harm. The American Vocalist, 1849; verse 4 […]

The Second Sunday of Advent ORISON: People of Zion, look up – Plainsong, Mode VII CANTICLE 16: The Song of Zechariah – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 HYMN: Prepare the way, O Zion (Tune: BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN) – mel. from Then Swenska Psalmboken, 1697; harm. Koralbok för Svenska Kyrkan, 1939, alt.; adapt. Jason A. Anderson (b. […]

The First Sunday of Advent ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) PSALM 25:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2 HYMN: Creator of the stars of night (Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM) – Plainsong, Mode IV NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010) ANTHEM: Rorate caeli desuper– Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

The Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ ORISON: ‘Psalm 95’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (1925-2023) PSALMS 93 & 150 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.3 & C. V. Stanford (1852-1924) HYMN 419: Lord of all being, throned afar (Tune: MENDON) – mel. from Methodist Harmonist, 1821; adapt. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) NUNC […]

The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost; 100th Birthday of Peter R. Hallock ORISON: Bring us, O Lord God – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALMS 134 & 4 – Peter R. Hallock HYMN: I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath (Tune: OLD 113TH) – Melody from Strassburger Kirchenamt, 1525; harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) NUNC DIMITTIS (2-part […]

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: In all our grief and fear, we turn to you (Tune: FREDERICKTOWN) – Charles R. Anders (1929-2020) PSALM 146 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2 HYMN: All who love and serve your city (Tune: CHARLESTOWN) – mel. from The Southern Harmony, 1865; harm. Alastair Cassels-Brown (1927-2001), alt.; vs. 3 reharm. Jason […]

All Souls: All the Faithful Departed (transferred) ORISON: ‘I heard a voice from heaven,’ from Burial Sentences – Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656); adapt. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977) PSALM 130 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Jerusalem, my happy home (Tune: LAND OF REST) – American folk hymn; collected by Annabel Morris Buchanan (1889-1983); arr. Richard […]

The Twenty-Third Sunday of Pentecost ORISON: Help me, O Lord, thy way to keep – Shaker tune, arr. Kevin Seigfried (b. 1969) PSALM 126 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Lord, we are blind (Tune: GODMANSTONE) – Cyril V. Taylor (1907-1991) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III.4 ANTHEM: A Colloquy with God – Richard Rodney […]

The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Be present, O merciful God – Roupen Shakarian (b. 1950) PSALM 91:9-16 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Roupen Shakarian NUNC DIMITTIS – Roupen Shakarian ANTHEM: The Road Home (Tune: PROSPECT) – adapt. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Jason […]

The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now the day is over – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALM 90:12-17 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 HYMN: My God, how wonderful thou art (Tune: WINDSOR) – mel. William Damon (c. 1540-c. 1591), alt.; harm. Henchman & Hancock, 1754; Booke of Musicke, 1591; and The Academic Hymnal, 1899 NUNC DIMITTIS […]