The Fifth Sunday of Easter ORISON: ‘O Light, O Way, O Truth, O Life’, from Ten Orisons – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) PSALMS 148 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: O what their joy and their glory must be (Tune: O QUANTA QUALIA) – mel. from Antiphoner, 1681; harm. John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong […]

The Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday ORISON: Christians to the Paschal victim (Tune: VICTIMAE PASCHALI LAUDES) – Plainsong, Mode I; melody att. Wigbert (d. 1050?) PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Who are these like stars appearing (Tune: ZEUCH MICH, ZEUCH MICH) – mel. from Geistreiches Gesang-buch, 1698; harm. William Monk […]

The Third Sunday of Easter ORISON: This joyful Eastertide (Tune: VRUECHTEN) – mel. from Psalmen, 1685; harm. Charles Wood (1866-1926) PSALM 33:1-11 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Christ is alive! Let Christians sing (Tune: TRURO) – Psalmodia Evangelica, 1790; vs. 5 harm. Harvey Grace (1874-1944) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta […]

The Second Sunday of Easter ORISON: That Easter Day with joy was bright (Tune: PUER NOBIS) – mel. from Trier MS., 15th cent.; adapt. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621); harm. George R. Woodward (1848-1934) PSALM 118:14-24, 28-29 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 HYMN: We walk by faith, and not by sight (Tune: SAINT BOTOLPH) – Gordon Slater (1896-1979) NUNC […]

The Feast of the Resurrection: Easter Day PROCESSIONAL: Easter Canticle – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) PSALM 114 – Plainsong, Tonus peregrinus HYMN: Come, ye faithful, raise the strain (Tune: Gaudeamus pariter) – Medieval Bohemian Carol Melody,1544; vs. 2 harm. Hymnal 1940; vs. 3 harm. Harvey Grace (1874-1944) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tonus peregrinus; harm. William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) ANTHEM: Haec est dies – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) […]

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday ORISON: Domine, ne longe facias – Plainsong, Mode VII PSALM 22:1-11 – Plainsong, Tone IV.1 RESPOND: In manus tuas – John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558) HYMN: O sacred head, sore wounded (Tune: HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN) – Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612); adapt. and harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) NUNC DIMITTIS […]

The Fifth Sunday in Lent ORISON: Judica me Deus – Plainsong, Mode IV PSALM 126 – Plainsong, Tone I.9 HYMN: Drop, drop, slow tears (Tune: SONG 46) – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2 ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah – Osbert Parsley (c. 1511-1585) Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed , reader • James Wilcox, cantor

The Fourth Sunday in Lent ORISON: Laetare Jerusalem – Plainsong, Mode V PSALM 32 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Kind Maker of the world (Tune: A LA VENUE DE NOËL) – mel. from Fleurs des noels, 1535 NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2 ANTHEM: Media vita in morte sumus – Pierre de Manchicourt […]

The Third Sunday in Lent ORISON: Oculi mei – Plainsong, Mode VII PSALM 63:1-8 – Plainsong, Tone II.1 HYMN: Lord Jesus, think on me (Tune: SOUTHWELL) – from Daman’s Psalter, 1579; adapt. Hymnal 1940; fauxbourdon harm. by Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2 ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah (Setting I) – […]

The Second Sunday in Lent ORISON: Reminiscere miserationum tuarum – Plainsong, Mode IV PSALM 27:10-18 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 HYMN: Eternal light, shine in my heart (Tune: ACH BLEIB BEI UNS) – mel. Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654); harm. Seth Calvisius (1556-1615) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2 ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) […]