The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13A) The Service is performed by the Women’s Compline Choir ORISON: Salve, porta regis – Codex Las Huelgas, ca. 1300  PSALM 17 – Sheila Bristow (b. 1969)  HYMN: Christe qui lux es et dies – Plainsong, Mode II; arr. Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969)  NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainchant, Tone V  […]

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12A) The Service is performed by the Women’s Compline Choir ORISON: O Frondens – Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179); arr. Chris Foss (b. 1983) PSALMS 134 & 4 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014); adapt. Jeff Reynolds (b. 1943) & Gregory Bloch (b. 1977) HYMN: For the beauty of the earth (Tune: Dix) – Conrad Kocher (1786-1872); arr. Paul John Rudoi (b. 1985)  NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainchant setting  ANTHEM: Of the […]

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11A)  ORISON: Dixi forsitan Tenebrae (Tune: Farmborough) – Arthur S. Warrell (1883-1939); arr. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977)  PSALM 139 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)  HYMN: Almighty God, your word is cast like seed (Tune: Walden) – Jane Manton Marshall (1925-2019); arr. Gregory Bloch (b. 1977)  NUNC DIMITTIS in E – Charles Wood (1866-1926)  ANTHEM: Iustus germinabit sicut lilium – Jacob Handl (1551-1591)   […]

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10A) ORISON: God be in my head – Scott Fikse (b. 1983)  PSALM 91 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4  HYMN 33: Christ, mighty Savior (Tune: Christe, Lux mundi) – Plainsong, Mode VII, Freiburg MS., 14th cent.  NUNC DIMITTIS in G – Charles Wood (1866-1926)  ANTHEM: ‘In pace’ from Three Latin Motets – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)  Scott Fikse, director • Joel Matter, reader • Theo Floor, cantor 

INDEPENDENCE DAY (transferred) ORISON: ‘Phos hilaron,’ from The Evening Service – Stephen Sturk (b. 1950)  PSALM 12 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)  OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum – Roupen Shakarian (b. 1950)  NUNC DIMITTIS from The Evening Service – Stephen Sturk  ANTHEM: Weeping Pilgrim, from The Sacred Harp, 1859 – arr. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977)  Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • John Garlid, cantor 

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8A)  ORISON: ‘Psalm 119’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (1925-2023)  PSALM 13 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)  HYMN 609: Where cross the crowded was of life (Tune: Gardiner) – from Sacred Melodies, 1815; arr. William Gardiner (1770-1853)  NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta (1680-1758)  ANTHEM: Even such is time – Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)  Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • James Wilcox, cantor 

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7A)  ORISON: ‘Phos hilaron’ from Music for Compline – Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969)  PSALM 86:1-10,16-17 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum – Scandinavian melody; adapt. and arr. Derek Tilton (b. 1987)  NUNC DIMITTIS (Tone VI) – Tyler Morse (b. 1990)  ANTHEM: Poor Wayfaring Stranger – American spiritual, arr. by Derek Tilton Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor 

The Third Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: ‘Slowly the rays of daylight fade’ from Ten Orisons – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004)  PSALM 116:1,10-17 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)  HYMN: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended (Tune: Les Commandements) – mel. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-1559); harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572) and Hymnal 1940  NUNC DIMITTIS (Tone II) – Tyler Morse (b. 1990)  ANTHEM: There is a balm in Gilead – African-American Spiritual; […]

The Second Sunday after Pentecost ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide – Nathan Jensen (b. 1968)  PSALM 33:1-11 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)  HYMN: O God of Bethel (Tune: Dundee) – mel. from The CL Psalmes of David, 1615; harm. The Psalmes of David in Prose and Meeter, 1635 [H40 497]  NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VII; harm. Thomas Morley (1557-1602)  ANTHEM: In pace – John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558)  Jeremy Matheis, director • Scott Fikse, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor 

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  ORISON: Virgin born, we bow before thee (Tune: Mon dieu, prête-moi l’oreille) – mel. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-1559); harm.  Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572) PSALM 113 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)  HYMN 269: Ye who claim the faith of Jesus (Tune: Den des Vaters Sinn geboren) – Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen (1670-1739)  NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone I; harm. Thomas Morley (1557-1602)  ANTHEM: Ave Maria […]