Seasonal & Special-Use Anthems

Sung at First Church (Reformed), Albany, NY

 

Each Section Arranged Alphabetically by Composer

 

by Cliff Lamere - begun 14 June 2010, this revision 10 Aug 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Symbols that Represent the Season or Use of Each Anthem

(Arranged in order of the seasons of the liturgical year, beginning with Advent)

 

Season

Icons

Meaning

 

Season

Icons

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

 Advent (candles)

 

 Pentecost (white flame on red)

 Christmas  (Star of Bethlehem)

 

 Ordinary Time (Chi Rho, first 2 Greek letters of "Christ")

 Epiphany (wise men on camels)

 

 Trinity Sunday (1st Sunday after Pentecost)

 Lent (Calvary cross)

 

 Reformation (Martin Luther's seal)

 Palm/Passion Sunday

 

 All Saints Sunday (1st Sunday of November)

 Easter (lily)

 

 Thanksgiving (turkey)

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Icons

Meaning

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 Communion (grapes & leaves, wheat) 

 

 

 

 Spiritual (singer in choir robe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   ICONS & ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WEBPAGE

Links

Meaning

 

Links

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

  

click on icon to see a YouTube video

 

  

click to hear voice parts ( Cyberbass ) 

   

click on icon to see a non-YouTube video

 

Learn your voice part (John's Downloadable

   Midi File Choral Music Site)

  

audio recording

 

  

hear voice parts (Royal Free Music Soc.)

  

First Church audio recording

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Icons &

Symbols

Meaning

 

Text

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

   ♀ 

Female chorus.  It may be harder to hear male voice parts.

 

   arr.

arranger / arrangement

   ♂

Male chorus (male scientific symbol)

 

   bio

link to a biography of composer

  

Anglican male choir (UK)

 

   c

means circa or about.  c1788 or 1788c means that that year is uncertain.

  

Episcopal male choir (US)

 

   DM

Daily Motion

   ©

Copyrighted

 

   ed.

editor / edited by

   

 

   PD

Public Domain = no longer copyrighted

 

 

 

   xp

audio not found on publisher's site

   

 

 

   1:52

singing begins at 1:52 in video.  

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Advent Anthem

 S

 E

 A

 S

 O

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Composer / Arranger

Life Dates

YouTube

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Other 

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O Rejoice, Ye Christians, Loudly

   (from: Cantata 40, Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. H. Clough-Leighter

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Cantata 140

   Sleepers, Wake!

   (Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   piano accompaniment Ebenezer Prout

1685-1750

---

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

"Sleepers, Wake!" a Voice is Sounding

   (from: Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light

   (from: Christmas Oratorio)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. A. T. D.

1685-1750

  4:30 / / 0:55

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Magnificat in D, BWV 243

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   arr. Eduard Müller

1685-1750

---

bio / bio long

4 Christmas pieces in Appendix.

no © notice = PD

 

O Saviour Sweet

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   arr. C. Albert Scholin

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

Anthem for Jr. and Sr. choirs.

 

Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee, The

Berger, Jean

1909-2002

  / / / 0:40

xx

bio   bio  

 

 

White Dove Flew from Heaven, A

Brahms, Johannes - arranger

   ed. Clarence Dickinson

1833-1897

 xx

xx

bio   bio

Folk song.

 

O Savior, Throw the Heavens Wide

   (O Heiland, Reiss die Himmel auf)

Brahms, Johannes

1833-1897

  /  

xx

bio   bio

A motet.

 

Advent Responsory

Brooks, John

---

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Butcher, Franck C. - arranger

1882-1957

 xx

xx

xx

Old French carol

 

Mary's Salutation

Eccard, Johann

   ed. John A. Parkinson

1553-1611

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

This is the Record of John

Gibbons, Orlando

   ed. Peter Le Huray

1583-1625

   /  score /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

Goudimel, Claude

   ed. Anne Heider

1510-1572

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Holst, Gustav Theodore (von) - arranger

   piano transcription by Vally Lasker

1874–1934

  /  

xx

bio in 8 parts   bio   bio

Old French carol melody.

 

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

Hovhaness, Alan

1911-2000

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio   bio

Great documentary.  Part 1  2  3

 

Christmas Carol

(All Men Draw Near)

Kodály, Zoltán - arranger

1882-1967

  

xx

bio   bio   bio

Hungarian traditional tune

 

Feel the Spirit in the Kicking

Larkin, Michael

1951-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

Manz, Paul O.

1919-2009

  1:30 / /  

xx

bio   bio   bio   

 

 

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

   (or Jesus, Lover of My Soul)

Parry, Joseph

   setting by Carl Schalk

1841-1903

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Look Toward the East

Pavlechko, Thomas

1962-

 xx

xxx

bio   photo & more 

 

 

How Beautiful Upon the Mountains

Stainer, John

1840-1901

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Magnifcat

Nunc Dimittis

Stanford, Charles Villiers

1852-1924

1) xx

2) 

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1905 = PD 

   (ignore renewal)

 

Hark! a Thrilling Voice is Sounding

Thiman, Eric H.

1900-1975

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio 

 

 

Best of Rooms, The

Thompson, Ira Randall

1899-1984

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

O People of Syon

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Say to Them That are of a Fearful Heart

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Expectans Expectavi

Wood, Charles

1866-1926

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

© 1919 = PD 

 

O Thou the Central Orb

Wood, Charles

1866-1926

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

© 1915 = PD 

 

 

 

 

Alphabetical by Composer.  

Title of Christmas Anthem

 S

 E

 A

 S

 O

 N

Composer / Arranger

Life Dates

YouTube

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Other 

Comment

O Holy Night!   [♀ only]

   (Cantique de Noël)

Adam, Adolphe

   arr. Max Spicker

1803-1856

 xx

[not right arrangement]

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1898, now PD

 

Christmas Oratorio

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. Max Spicker

1685-1750

---

bio / bio long

 

 

From Heav'n Above to Earth I Come

   (Vom Himmel Hoch)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   arr. S. Stephen Barlow

1685-1750

 xx   

[not right arrangement]

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Magnificat in D, BWV 243

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   arr. Eduard Müller

1685-1750

---

bio / bio long

4 Christmas pieces in Appendix.

no © notice = PD

 

So Gentle the Donkey

Barnard, John

---

 xx

xx

xx

 

 

Ave Maria

Biebl, Franz Xaver

1906-2001

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Virgin Unspotted, A

Billings, William

   arr. Walter Ehret

1746-1800

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

High in the Starry Heavens

Black, Charles - composed solos only

---

 xx

xx

xx

Spanish Christmas carol.

 

Holly and the Ivy, The

Boughton, Rutland - arranger

1878-1960

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

© 1920 = PD

 

Ceremony of Carols

Britten, Benjamin

1913-1976

---

bio

 

 

Ding Dong Merrily on High

Candlyn, Thomas Frederick Handel - arranger

1892-1964

 xx

xx

bio   bio

Ancient French melody.

 

Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ

   (In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum)

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine

   ed. H. Wiley Hitchcock

c1634-1704

---

xx

bio  several bios

 

 

Methinks I Hear the Full Celestial Choir

Crotch, William

1775-1847

 xx

xx

3 bios bio   xp

 

 

In the Bleak Midwinter

Darke, Harold Edwin

1888-1976

  / score /

xx

bio   bio   bio

© 1911 = PD

 

Mary Had a Baby

Dawson, William Levi

1899-1990

  /

xx

bio / music

Dawson may be arranger.

 

Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin

DeCormier, Robert - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

Italian Christmas carol.

 

Child My Choice, A

Dirksen, Richard Wayne

1921-2003

 xx

xx

bio   bio 

 

 

Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming

Distler, Hugo

1908-1942

  /

xx

bio   bio   bio   

Committed suicide WWII

 

O Joy Above All Joy

Eccard, Johann

   arr. Arnold Payson

1553-1611

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Deck the Halls

Erickson, Frederick - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

 

 

Welcome, Welcome, Dear Redeemer

Franck, César

   adapted by: W. Southwick

1822-1890

 xx

xx

bio   bio   

© 1888 = PD

 

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Gardner, John

1917-

  / / /

bio   bio 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shepherds and the Inn, The

Gaul, Harvey - arranger

1881-1945

 xx

xx

bio   bio

Mexican Christmas carol.

 

Stars Lead Us Ever On

Gaul, Harvey - arranger

1881-1945

 xx

xx

bio   bio

Sioux tribal carol

 

Dadme Albricias, Híjos D'Eva

   (Sons of Eve, Reward my Tidings)

Greenberg, Noah - editor

---

  / / /

xx

xx

Spanish Christmas carol.

 

Ríu, Ríu, Chíu

Greenberg, Noah - editor

---

  /

xx

xx

Spanish Christmas carol.

 

On This Day, Saint Joseph Brought Us

Guerrero, Francisco

   arr. Norman Greyson

1528-1599

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Candlelight Carol Service, A

   (The Story of the Nativity)

Hamill, Paul - arranger

1930-2003

  xx

xx

bio

 

 

Messiah

Handel, George Frideric

   ( Händel, Georg Friedrich)

1685-1759

---

Cyb  

bio   bio   bio   bio

Born Georg Friedrich Händel.

 

Hodie Christus Natus Est

Handl, Jacob [Jacobus Gallus]

   ed. Jerry Weseley Harris

1550-1591

 

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Gloria

   (from: Heiligemesse)

Haydn, (Franz) Joseph

   ed. Eduardo Marzo

1732-1809

  /

xx

bio   bio   bio

© 1910 = PD

 

Little Road to Bethlehem, The

Head, Michael

1900-1976

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men

Herman, Nikolaus

   harmony: Cornelius Freundt

c1480-1561

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King

Hogan, Moses

1957-2003

  / / 0:55 /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

Based on the spiritual "Go Tell It on the Mountain".

 

Christmas Day

Holst, Gustav Theodore (von)

1874–1934

  / /  

xx

bio in 8 parts   bio   bio

© 1910 = PD

 

Sing Lullaby

   (from: Three Carol-Anthems)

Howells, Herbert Norman

1892-1983

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1920 = PD

 

Stable Lamp is Lighted, A

Hurd, David

1950

  2:55

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Christmas Spiritual Medley

Jennings, Joseph - arranger

1954-

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Carol of the Heavenly Hosts

Kountz, Richard

1896-1950

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Hasten Swiftly, Hasten Softly

Kountz, Richard

1896-1950

 xx

xx

bio

Based on Slovak Christmas carol.

 

O Magnum Mysterium

Lauridsen, Morten

1943-

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

O Filii et Filiae

   (Let All the Nations Praise the Lord)

Leisring, Volckmar

   arr. Richard D. Row

1588-1637

 xx this arrangement

xx

bio

 

 

Mary, Did You Know?

Lowry, Mark and Buddy Green

   arr. Fred Bock

1957-

---

 xx this arrangement

xx

Lowry   bio   bio   bio

Green   bio   bio click on Biography  

 

 

A La Nanita Nana

Luboff, Norman - arranger

1917-1987

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

Spanish carol.

 

Here a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella

Ye Burghers All

Sleep, Little Dove

   (from: Six Old French Christmas Carols)

Manney, Charles Fonteyn - harmonizer

1872-1951

 xx

xx

xx

© 1922 = PD.  Provençal Noël.

© 1922 = PD.  French Noël.

© 1922 = PD.  Alsatian Noel.

 

Lute-Book Lullaby, The

Martin, Gilbert M.

1941-

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

When Christ was Born of Mary Free

Martin, Gilbert M.

1941-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   

 

 

Love Came Down at Christmas

Bright Star Shining, A

   (from: Two Christmas Carols)

Matthews, J. Sebastian

---

 xx

xx

no bios

© 1919 & 1915 = PD 

 

Rejoice and Be Merry

Means, Claude Orlando - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

Old English Christmas carol.

 

Gloria

Newbury, Kent A.

1925-

 xx

xx

xx

A christmas fanfare or introit.

 

In Dulci Jubilo

Pearsall, Robert Lucas de, - arranger

1795-1856

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

An Ancient Christmas carol.

 

All My Heart Today Rejoices

Peeters, Franciscus Florentinus "Flor"

1903-1986

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

In Excelsis Gloria!

Peeters, Franciscus Florentinus "Flor"

1903-1986

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Glory to God in the Highest

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista

   ed. Will C. Macfarlane

1710-1736

  4:55

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1904 = PD

 

Fanfare for Christmas

Pfautsch, Lloyd A.

1921-2003

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Christmas Cantata

   (Sinfonia Sacra)

Pinkham, Daniel

1923-2006

  part 1 / pts 2&3 /

  

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Exultate Deo

  (from: Quatre Motets Pour un Temps de Pénitence)

Poulenc, Francis Jean Marcel

1899-1963

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Videntes Stellam

   (from: Quatre motets pour un temps de Noel)

Poulenc, Francis Jean Marcel

1899-1963

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

En Natus Est Emanuel

   (This Day is Born Emanuel)

Praetorius, Michael

   ed. Maynard Klein

1571-1621

some repeat pgs 1&2  

  / 3:25 / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio   

Birth name was Michael Schultze.

 

Lo! How a Rose

Praetorius, Michael

1571-1621

  / / / sc.

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio   

Birth name was Michael Schultze.

 

Psallite Unigenito

   (Strike the Harp)

Praetorius, Michael

   ed. Maynard Klein

1571-1621

  / / /

bio   bio   bio   bio  

Birth name was Michael Schultze.

Verbum Caro Factum Est     

  ( Word Made Flesh, We Welcome You )

Proulx, Richard - editor

1937-

xx

xx

bio    

15th Century English Carol.

Proulx is pronounced Proo.

 

Sherburne

Read, Daniel

   ed. Irving Lowens

1757-1836

xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Candlelight Carol

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / / lovely

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Donkey Carol

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / 0:45 /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Dormi, Jesu

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

I Wonder as I Wander

Rutter, John Milford - arranger

1945- 

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jesus Child

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Love Came Down at Christmas

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / 6:20

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Mary's Lullaby

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / 2:50 /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

There is a Flower

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

What Sweeter Music

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Christmas Oratorio

   2-  Glory Be Unto God

   5-  Blessed, Blessed is He Who Cometh

   9a-  Arise Now, Daughter of Zion!

   9b-  Praise Ye the Lord of Hosts

Saint-Saëns, Camille

   organ part arr. Max Engel

1835-1921

 

2-   7:55

5-     duet

9a-    1:20

9b-  

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1891 = PD

 

Tollite Hostias

   ( Bring Costly Offerings )

Saint-Saëns, Camille

   organ part arr. Max Engel

1835-1921

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1889 = PD

 

Up, O Shepherds

   ( Auf Ihr Hirten )

Schroeder, Hermann - set by

1904-1984

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

Tyrolean carol

 

In Bethlehem a Wonder

   ( Zu Bethlehem Geboren )

Schroeder, Hermann - set by

1904-1984

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

Early French folk carol

 

Sing With Joy, Glad Voices Lift

   ( Singen Wir Mit Fröhlichkeit )

Schroeder, Hermann - set by

1904-1984

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Birth of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, The

Schütz, Heinrich

   ed. Arthur Mendel

1585-1672

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio (7)

 

 

How Far is it to Bethlehem

Shaw, Geoffrey

1879-1943

 xx

xx

bio   bio

© 1922 = PD

 

Glory to God

Shoremount, Anna E. - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

Ancient Christmas carol

 

On This Day Earth Shall Ring

Stewart, Haldene Campbell

---

 

xx

xx

Words from a Swedish carol.

 

Christ, the Lord, was Born This Day

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon

   ed. Noble Cain

1562-1621

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

  pt. 1 / pt. 2 

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1912 = PD

 

Hodie

   (This Day)  [Vocal Score]

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

---

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

A Christmas cantata.

 

Hodie

   (This Day)  [Chorus Parts]

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

---

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

A Christmas cantata.

 

O Magnum Mysterium

Victoria, Tomás Luis de

c1549-1611

  /   score /

 

xx

bio  

 

 

O Magnum Mysterium

Victoria, Tomás Luis de

   ed. John Finley Williamson

c1549-1611

 xx this arrangement

xx

bio

 

 

Gloria

Vivaldi, Antonio

    piano by Maffeo Zanon

1678-1741

---

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Bethlehem Down

Warlock, Peter

1894-1930

  / / 0:50

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

What Cheer?  Good Cheer!

Warlock, Peter

1894-1930

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

Peter Warlock - pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine

 

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

Wetzler, Robert - arranger

1932-

 xx

xx

bio

Old French carol

 

Still, Still, Still

Wetzler, Robert - arranger

1932-

  1:05 

xx

bio

German folk song

 

Wondrous Nativity

   God Woke the Stars

   Noel, My Jesus

   Earth Go Singing

Wetzler, Robert

1932-

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Tide of Angels

White, David Ashley

1944

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Echo Carol, The

Whitehead, Alfred - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

Tiny sheet.  Old French carol

 

Holly and the Ivy, The

Whitehead, Alfred - arranger

---

 xx

xx

xx

traditional carol

 

Hodie, Christus Natus Est

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Birthday Carol

Willcocks, David Valentine

1919-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Epiphany Anthem

 S

 E

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 S

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Composer / Arranger

Life Dates

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Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee

Bairstow, Edward C.

1874-1946

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling

Berlioz, Hector

1803-1869

   

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1898 = PD 

 

Christus Paradox

   (Choral Variations on "Picardy")

Fedak, Alfred V., arranger

1953-

 

xx

bio   bio   xp

"Picardy" is a French carol.

 

Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning

   (No. 1 from Five Humns in Popular Style)

Gardner, John

1917-

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Gardner, John

1917-

  / / /

bio   bio 

 

 

Beatitudes, The

Gore, Richard T.

alive 1946

 xx

xx

info  his views on music

 

 

There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth  [our title]

   or

There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob

   (Psalm 2 from: Christus)

Mendelssohn, Felix

1809-1847

 title 1

 title 2   / 

xx

bio   bio   bio

bio in 3 parts

Birth name: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

There are two translations from German for this title.

 

O God When Thou Appearest

   (Splendente Te Deus) (Motet #1)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

1756-1791

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings

   arr. H. A. Chambers

1848-1918

  ♂ / different arr.

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

Go and Tell John

Pfautsch, Lloyd A.

1921-2003

  /

xx

bio   bio

 

Ni Me Mwana Bwana

   (We Have Seen the Lord)

Sedio, Mark - arranger

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 xx

xx

bio  bio   bio

 

 

Eternal Light 

Sowerby, Leo

1895-1968

 xx

xx

bios (4)  bio

 

 

Magnifcat

Nunc Dimittis

Stanford, Charles Villiers

1852-1924

1) xx

2) 

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

© 1905 = PD 

   (ignore renewal)

 

And the Child Grew

Thompson, Ira Randall

1899-1984

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

We Have Seen His Star

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

At the Name of Jesus

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee

   (Jesu, Dulcis Memoria)

Victoria, Tomás Luis de

c1549-1611

  / 0:40 / /

  ♂ / All in Latin.

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

  score /  /

xx

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Willan, (James) Healey - set by

1880-1968

  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Now Let Us All Right Merry Be

Williams, David H.

1919-

 xx

xx

xx

 

 

O Thou Sweetest Source

Wood, Charles

1866-1926

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Lent Anthem

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Miserere

Allegri, Gregorio

1582-1652

   /  /

xx  

bio

 

 

Christus Factus Est

   ( Jesus Once for our Salvation )

Anerio, Felice

   ed. John E. West

c1560-1614

  hear bass  / score

bio  bio

 

 

Turn Thy Face from my Sins

Attwood, Thomas

1765 - 1838

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Ah, Lord, They Dear Sweet Angels Send

   ( Ach, Herr, lass dein lieb' Engelein )

   (#68 from: St. John Passion )

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

   (#63 from: St. Matthew Passion )

 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

#68 -  /  /  score

 

 

#63 - /  /  /

 

  

bio / bio long

 

 

Cantata 106 - God's Own Time is Best

   ( Gottes Zeit ist die Allerbeste Zeit)

   #2 - Gottes Zeit ist die Allerbeste Zeit

   #4 - Es ist der Alte Bund

   #6 - Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

 #2 2:40 / 

  2:10 Opalach

 #4 3:10 / 5:05

 #6 6:05 / 0:25

 

bio / bio long

#2 - pp 2-5

#3 - pp 10-15

#6 - pp 23-28

Opalach sang with Capitol Hill Choral Society

 

Crucifixus

   (#17 from: Mass in B-minor)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

  /  /  /

   #16

bio / bio long

 

 

Passion According to St. John, The

   15 - Who was it Dared to Smite Thee

   20 - Peter, While His Conscience Slept

   40 - Our Freedom, Son of God Arose

   52 - In My Heart's Inmost Kernel

   60 - O Thou My Savior, Give Me Answer

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. Arthur Mendel (choral part)

1685-1750

 15 - xx

 20 - xx

 40 - xx

 52 - xx

 60 - xx

  

bio / bio long

 

 

Passion of Our Lord According to S. Matthew, The

     3 - O Blessed Jesu

   16 - Sorrows Thou Art Bearing, The

   21 - From Ill Do Thou Defend Me

   23 - Near Thee Would I Be Staying

   26 - I Would Beside My Lord Be Watching

   46 - O Lord, Who Dares to Smite Thee

   49 - Once I Loved From Thee to Wander

   53 - Whate'er May Vex or Grieve Thee

   55 - O Wondrous Love

   63 - O Thou, With Hate Surrounded

   72 - When Life Begins to Fail Me

   73 - And Then, Behold, the Veil of the Temple

   78 - Here Yet Awhile

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. H. W. Nicholl (choral part)

1685-1750

   3 - xx

 16 - xx

 21 - xx

 23 - xx

 26 - xx

 46 -

 49 - xx

 53 - xx

 55 - xx

 63 - xx

 72 -

 73 - xx

 78 - xx

  

bio / bio long

 

 

Save Us, O Lord

Bairstow, Edward C.

1874-1946

  

xx

bio

 

 

Let This Mind Be in You

Beach, Amy Marcy (Cheney)

   ( Mrs. H. H. A. Beach )

1835-1944

   chorus starts 2:05

xx

bio

 

 

If a Man Die

Berger, Jean

1909-2002

 xx

xx

bio   bio  

 

 

My Days are Like a Shadow

Berger, Jean

1909-2002

 xx

xx

bio   bio  

 

 

Jesus, Our Lord, is Crucified

Besaw, Victor

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 xx

xx

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Creation

When Jesus Wept

Be Glad then America

Billings, William

   all ed. Clarence Dickinson

1746-1800

  score  / 

   /  /

 

xx

bio  bio

A different season for each anthem.

 

O Heart Subdued with Grieving

   ( Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren )

Brahms, Johannes

1833-1897

   both German    

 

bio   bio

 

 

Requiem

   I - Blessed They

   II - Behold, All Flesh is as the Grass

   III - Lord, Make Me to Know

   IV - How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place

   V - Ye Now are Sorrowful

 

Brahms, Johannes

1833-1897

 I -  /  / score

 II - /

 III - /

 IV - / /

 V - / /

bio   bio

no © notice = PD

 

So Sad

Burleigh, Harry Thacker

1866-1949

 xx

xx

bio  bio

© 1916 = PD

 

Were You There?

Burleigh, Harry Thacker - arranger

1866-1949

 

xx

bio  bio

 

 

Plorate Filii Israel

   ( Lament, Ye Children of Israel )

   (from: Jephthah)

Carissimi, Giacomo

   ed. & arr. Norman Greyson

c1605-1674

   / / 1:15

xx

bio   bio   bio   xp

 

 

Out of the Depths (Psalm 130)

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine

   ed. & arr. Austin C. Lovelace

c1634-1704

 xx

xx

bio  several bios   xp

 

 

Wondrous Love

Christiansen, Paul - arranger

alive 1955

   /  0:20

xx

bio of father & him    xp 

Southern folk-hymn / son of F. Melius Christiansen

 

Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord

   (from: Four Motets)

Copland, Aaron

1900-1990

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   xp

 

 

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

 xx

xx

bio / music / 

for ♀ chorus

 

Ubi Caritas

   (from: Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes Grégoriens)

Duruflé, Maurice

1902-1986

   /  /

  score  / 

   /

  

bio   bio   bio   bio   xp

 

 

Ave Verum

Elgar, Edward

1857-1934

   /  /

xx

bio   bio   xp

© 1902 = PD

 

Solemn Reproaches of the Cross

Farlee, Robert Buckley

1950?-

 xx

xx

xp

 

 

Hide Not Thou Thy Face From Us, O Lord

 

Call to Remembrance, O Lord

Farrant, Richard

   both arr. A. Ramsbotham

c1530-1580

  / boy sopranos

 

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   xp

 

 

Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy's Sake

Farrant, Richard (or John Hilton)

   arr. Watkins Shaw

c1530-1580

   / /

 

xx

Farrant bio   bio 

Hilton bio   xp

 

 

Requiem

   1 - Introit and Kyrie

   2 - Offertorium

   3 - Sanctus

   5 - Agnus Dei

   6 - Libera Me

   7 - In Paradisum

 

 

Fauré, Gabriel

1845-1924

#1 - / / /

#2 - /  / /

#3 - / / /

#5 - /  / /

#6 - /  / /

#7 - / / /

     

 

4 - Pie Jesu (no choral part)

 

Thy Matchless Love

Fedak, Alfred V.

1953-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   xp

 

 

Father Most Merciful

   ( Panis Angelicus )

Franck, César

   arr. Carl Deis

1822-1890

No English version.   1:00. 

   chorus 2:40, pg 5 /

  duet Luciano Pavarotti & his father

xx

bio   bio   

No tenor part.

 

Jesus, So Lowly

Friedell, Harold W.

1905-1958

xx

xx

bio

 

 

Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs

Graun, Karl Heinrich

   ed. Walter E. Buszin

1704-1759

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Out of the Deep

Hancock, Gerre

1934-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   

 

 

Darken'd Was All the Land

   ( Tenebrae Factae Sunt )

Haydn, Johann Michael

1737-1806

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Standing in the Need of Prayer

Hogan, Moses- arranger

1957-2003

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Turn Back O Man

Holst, Gustav Theodore (von) - arranger

1874–1934

 xx

xx  

bio in 8 parts   bio   bio

© 1919 = PD

 

Even When God is Silent

Horvit, Michael

1932-

   /  /

xx

bio   bio  

 

 

Late Have I Loved Thee

Jordan, Alice

1916-

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Jesu, Grant Me This I Pray

Kitson, Charles Herbert

1874-1944

xx

xx

bio   bio

founded on Gibbons' Song 13

 

Pie Jesu

   (from: Requiem)

Lloyd Webber, Andrew

1948-

  /  

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

O Lord, Increase My Faith

Loosemore, Henry

   was attributed to Orlando Gibbons

c1607-1670

  score /  /

xx

bio   bio

no © notice = PD

 

How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me?

Lovelace, Austin Cole

1919-alive '02

 xx

xx

bio      interview  

 

 

Save Us, O Lord

Matthews, Thomas

1915-1999

 

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Requiem

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

   piano arr. Günter Raphael

1756-1791

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bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

New Commandment, The

Mundy, William

c1829-1591c

xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Try Me, O God

Nares, James

   ed. Watkins Shaw

1715-1783

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

Like as the Hart Desireth the Water Brooks

   (Sicut Cervus)

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

c1525-1594

  / /

  costumes

bio   bio   bio

Comment

Don't Be Weary Traveler

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

From Deep Distress and Troubled Thoughts

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

   (or Jesus, Lover of My Soul)

Parry, Joseph

   setting by Carl Schalk

1841-1903

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of our Hearts

Purcell, Henry

   ed. Watkins Shaw

1659-1695

  / / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

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Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love

   No. 1 from: Three Hymn Anthems

Rorem, Ned

1923-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Stabat Mater

Rossini, Gioacchino

1792-1868

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bio   bio (8)

no © notice = PD

 

Stabat Mater

   1-  Gloomen Shrouded All Creation

   3-  Jesus in Divine Compassion

   4-  Hear the Words of Comfort Spoken [duet]

   7-  Far Beyond the Loves that Perish

  11-  While I Live

Schubert, Franz

1797-1828

---

xx

bio   bio   bio

no © notice = PD

 

God So Loved the World

   (from: The Crucifixion)

Stainer, John

1840-1901

 / /  / /

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Prayer to Jesus

Terry, Richard Runciman - set by

1865-1938

 xx

xx

bio   bio   

 

 

Bitter-Sweet

Thompson, Ira Randall

1899-1984

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

O Love, How Deep

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

When David Heard

Tomkins, Thomas

   ed. Mark Deller

1572-1656

  / score 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

O Vos Omnes

Victoria, Tomás Luis de

c1549-1611

  /   ??correct one??

Check against anthem.

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

Introductory text is ©.  Music is NOT © in my opinion.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, Hear My Complaint

   (Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ)

Vulpius, Melchior

c1570-1615

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Let Thy Merciful Ears O Lord

Weelkes, Thomas

   ed. Edmund H. Fellowes

c1576-1623

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

My Master was so Very Poor

Young, Gordon

---

 xx

xx

xx

 

 

All for Love

Young, Robert H.

1923-

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Go Not Far From Me, O God

   (from: Christus e Miserere)

Zingarelli, Niccolo Antonio

   ed. John Holler

1752-1837

 xx

xx

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Title of Palm Sunday Anthem

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Palms, The

Fauré, Jean-Baptiste

   arr. Carl Deis

1830-1914

  solo by Nelson Eddy

xx

bio      xp

composed before 1923 = PD

 

Ride On! Ride On!

George, Graham

1912-1993

 xx

xx

bio   

 

 

Hosanna

Gregor, Christian

   arr. James Christian Pfohl

1723-1801

 xx

xx

bio   

Gregor was a Bishop

 

Hosanna to the Son of David

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

 xx

xx

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Title of Easter Anthem

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Angelus Autem Domini Descendit

   ( God, the Lord, Sent a Messenger )

Anerio, Felice

   ed. Percy M. Young

c1560-1614

 xx

xx

bio  bio

 

 

Awake, Thou Wintry Earth

   ( Dem Wir Das Helig Itzt )

   (from: Cantata 129)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Easter Aria and Chorale

Bach, Johann Sebastian

   ed. John B. Haberlen

1685-1750

 xx

xx

bio / bio long

 

 

Sing Ye to the Lord

Bairstow, Edward C.  [new box made]

1874-1946

 

xx

bio

no © notice = PD

 

Hallelujah

   (from: Mount of Olives)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

1770-1827

  /

  starts on beat 3 of m. 1 

xx

bio

 

 

Alleluja, Surrexit Dominus Vere

Berchem, Jachet de

c1505-1565c

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

Mary Magdalene

   (Magdelena)

   (#6 from: Marienlieder)

Brahms, Johannes

1833-1897

 xx

bio   bio

 

 

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Bunjes, Paul G.

1914-1998

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

In Joseph's Lovely Garden

Dickinson, Clarence - arranger

?1873-1969?

  0:55 humming precedes

xx

xp

 

 

Hilariter

Dirksen, Richard Wayne

1921-2003

  0:43

xx

bio   bio   xp

 

 

Strife is O'er, the Battle Done, The

Durrant, Frederick Thomas

1895?-

 xx

xx

xp

 

 

Medieval Easter Chant

Grundahl, Nancy - arranger

1946-

xx

xx

bio

 

 

My Beloved Spake

Hadley, Patrick

1899-1973

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Song to the Lamb, A

Hancock, Gerre

1934-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   

 

 

Messiah

Handel, George Frideric

   ( Händel, Georg Friedrich)

1685-1759

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bio   bio   bio   bio

Born Georg Friedrich Händel.

 

In Resurrectione Tua, Christe

   ( In Thy Resurrection, Jesus Christ )

Handl, Jakob [Jacobus Gallus]

   ed. Cyril F. Simkins

1550-1591

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Jesus Christ is Risen Today

   from: Triptych, #3, Easter Cantata (part 5)

Hovhaness, Alan

1911-2000

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio   bio

Great documentary.  Part 1  2  3

 

Stay with Us

   from: Captive and Free

Hovland, Egil

1924-

   /  

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Magdalen, Cease from Sobs and Sighs

Hurford, Peter - arranger

1930-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Day of Resurrection, The

Matthews, Thomas

1915-1999

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Lord is My Shepherd, The

Matthews, Thomas

1915-1999

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Light's Glittering Morn Bedecks the Sky

Parker, Horatio William

1863-1919

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

Entrata Festiva

   (Processional and Recessional)

Peeters, Flor

1903-1986

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes

Pfautsch, Lloyd A.

1921-2003

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

Spice She Brought and Sweet Perfume

Robinson, McNeil

---

 xx

xx

bio   interview

 

 

Christ the Lord is Risen! Alleluia!

Roman, Johan Helmich

   ed. S. Drummond Wolfe

1694-1758

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

This Joyful Eastertide

Routley, Erik Reginald - arranger

1917-1982

 xx

xx

bio   bio

Dutch carol, 1609

 

Now the Green Blade Riseth

Saxton, Stanley E.

c1905-2002

 xx

xx

obit Skidmore College

based on Old French Noel Nouvelet

 

Now Glad of Heart

Scott, Kayron Lee

1950-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio  

Name is listed online many times as Kayron and Keaton.

 

Day Draws on with Golden Light, The

Shaw, Geoffrey

1879-1943

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

Anthem for Resurrection

Smart, Henry Thomas

   arr. Jay Althouse

1813-1879

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

Filed under John Mason Neale, the translator

Alleluia

Thompson, Ira Randall

1899-1984

  hear parts / /

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xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Five Mystical Songs

   No. 1:  Easter

   No. 2:  I Got Me Flowers

   No. 3:  Love Bade Me Welcome

   No. 5:  Antiphon

 

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

 

 

  / 4:15

  / 6:30

  /

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No. 4, The Call, has no chorus.

 

Easter Hallelujah, An

Vulpius, Melchior

   ed. Clarence Dickinson

c1570-1615

 xx

xx

bio

Birth also given as 1560.

© 1917 = PD 

 

Blessed Be the God and Father

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

1810-1876

  score 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

God is Gone Up with a Shout

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

 

Green Blade Riseth, The

Wright, Myron Searle

1918-2004

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bio  obit  obit  obit  obit

An Easter cantata

 

This Joyful Eastertide

Wyton, Alec

1921-2007

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

  0:30 / 1:40 /

xx

bio / music / 

 

 

Cantique de Racine

Fauré, Gabriel

1845-1924

   /  /

xx     

bio   bio  xp

composed before 1923 = PD

 

Listen Sweet Dove

Ives, Grayston

1948-

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

Real name is Bill Ives.

 

We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost

   (#3 from: Three Pre-Reformation Chorale Motets)

Lenel, Ludwig

1914-2002

 

 

bio   bio

 

 

If Ye Love Me

Tallis, Thomas

c1505-1585

  /  / /

xx

bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

I Will Not Leave You Comfortless

Titcomb, Everett

1884-1968

 

xx

bio

 

 

O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace

Tye, Christopher

   ed. Gerald H. Knight

c1505-1573

 

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

Wyton, Alec

1921-2007

 xx

xx

bio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of TRINITY Anthem

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Hymn to the Trinity

Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich

1840-1893

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xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

No © notice = PD

 

Set Me As a Seal Upon Thine Heart

Walton, William

1902-1983

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Title of Reformation Anthem

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Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild

   (God the Lord is Sun and Shield)

   (from: Cantata 79)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

  1:30 / 1:30 /

  1:30

xx

bio / bio long

In oversized box.

 

Upon this Rock

Beck, John Ness

1930-1987

 xx

xx

bio   bio

 

 

On God, and Not on Human Trust

Pachelbel, Johann

   ed. Matthew N. Lundquist

1653-1706

 

xx

bio   bio   bio   bio

 

God is My Strong Salvation

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

   ed. & arr. Douglas E. Wagner

c1525-1594

 xx

xx

bio   bio   bio

 

 

 

Title of ALL SAINTS Anthem

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Requiem

   I - Blessed They

   II - Behold, All Flesh is as the Grass

   III - Lord, Make Me to Know

   IV - How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place

   V - Ye Now are Sorrowful

 

Brahms, Johannes

1833-1897

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 III - /

 IV - / /

 V - / /

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no © notice = PD

 

Give Us the Wings of Faith

Bullock, Ernest

1890-1979

  male

xx

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Requiem

   1 - Introit and Kyrie

   2 - Offertorium

   3 - Sanctus

   5 - Agnus Dei

   6 - Libera Me

   7 - In Paradisum

 

 

Fauré, Gabriel

1845-1924

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4 - Pie Jesu (no choral part)

 

O How Glorious is the Kingdom

Harwood, Basil

1859-1949

  1:05

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Requiem

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

   piano arr. Günter Raphael

1756-1791

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Souls of the Righteous

   (Requiescant In Pace)

Noble, Thomas Tertius

1867-1953

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Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

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When the Saints Go Marching In

Rutter, John Milford - arranger

1945- 

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xx

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American traditional song

 

Beati Quorum Via

   (from: Three Motets for Unaccompanied Chorus)

Stanford, Charles Villiers

1852-1924

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© 1905 = PD 

   (ignore renewal)

 

There'll Be Something in Heaven

Svedlund, Karl-Erik- arranger

1906-1974

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xx

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Swedish folksong

 

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

 

xx

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Unison song.

 

Sine Nomine

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

   arr. Earl Rosenberg

1872-1958

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O How Glorious

   (No. 2 from: Six Motets)

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

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Title of THANKSGIVING Anthem

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Now Thank We All Our God

   ( melody: Nun Danket Alle Gott )

   (from: The Lord is a Sun and Shield)

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

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Tandi Tanga Jesus

Ellingboe, Bradley - arranger

1958-

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Psalm 150

Franck, César

   arr. Samuel Richards Gaines

1822-1890

  1:15 /  1:10  

  1:20 not English

xx

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free download

 

O Give Thanks Unto the Lord

Gardner, Don

alive '79-'98

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Psalm CXLVIII  [148]

Holst, Gustav Theodore (von)

1874–1934

  begins last measure pg 3, ends pg 5 (non-English)

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© 1920 = PD

 

Psalm of Praise and Thanksgiving, A

McCabe, Michael

1941-

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God is the Light of the World

Morgan, Haydn

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My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord

Near, Gerald

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Psalm 150

Pfautsch, Lloyd A.

1921-2003

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xx

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Rutter, John Milford

1945- 

   /  /  boys

xx

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Or  Sus, Serviteurs Du Seigneur 

(Arise O ye Servants)

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon

1562-1621

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All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Tallis, Thomas

c1505-1585

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xx

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Give Almes of Thy Goods

Tye, Christopher

c1505-1573

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xx

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Five Mystical Songs

   No. 1:  Easter

   No. 2:  I Got Me Flowers

   No. 3:  Love Bade Me Welcome

   No. 5:  Antiphon

 

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

 

 

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  / 6:30

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No. 4, The Call, has no chorus.

 

Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, The

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

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xx

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Sing to the Lord of Harvest

Willan, (James) Healey, set by

1880-1968

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xx

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Title of Communion Anthem

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Come, I Pray Thee

 

Anderson, William Henry

1882-1955

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"His compositions bear three signatures: W.H. Anderson for his most serious work; Hugh Garland for his ballads; and Michael Bilencko for his arrangements of European folksongs."

 

So Keep we all this Holy Feast

   ( So Feiern Wir Das Hohe Fest )

With Grateful Hearts We All are Met

   ( Wir Essen und Wir Leben Wohl )

   (both from: Christ Lag In Todesbanden)

 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685-1750

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O Lord Most Holy

Bruckner, Anton

1824-1896

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xx

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Ave Verum Corpus

   (Hail, O Hail, True Body)

Byrd, William

c1540-1623

   / /  

   / 1:00  /  DM

xx   LYP

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© 1921 = PD

 

Thee We Adore

Candlyn, Thomas Frederick Handel

1892-1964

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Ave Verum

Elgar, Edward

1857-1934

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© 1902 = PD

 

Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether

Friedell, Harold W.

1905-1958

   distant 

xx

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Welcome Table

Hayes, Mark - arranger

1953-

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Festival Canticle: Worthy is Christ

Hillert, Richard

1923-

  end missing 

xx

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Composition consists of melody & descant

 

What Shall I Render to My God

Lovelace, Austin Cole

1919-alive '02

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xx

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Deep River

Luboff, Norman- arranger

1917-1987

  /

xx

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Ave Verum

   (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate) (a motet)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

   ed. Carl Younger

1756-1791

  Bernstein / /

  Vienna boys

xx     

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Ave Verum Corpus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

   Eng. adaption by Richard T. Gore

1756-1791

  Bernstein / /

  Vienna boys /

xx   LYP

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Five Mystical Songs

   No. 1:  Easter

   No. 2:  I Got Me Flowers

   No. 3:  Love Bade Me Welcome

   No. 5:  Antiphon

 

 

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

 

 

  / 4:15

  / 6:30

  /

xx

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No. 4, The Call, has no chorus.

 

O Taste and See

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

1872-1958

  / /

xx

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O Sacred Feast

   (No. 4 from: Six Motets)

Willan, (James) Healey

1880-1968

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O Thou Sweetest Source

Wood, Charles

1866-1926

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Title of Spiritual Anthem

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My Lord, What a Mornin'

Burleigh, Harry Thacker - arranger

1866-1949

   /  /

xx

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So Sad

Burleigh, Harry Thacker

1866-1949

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xx

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© 1916 = PD

 

Steal Away

Burleigh, Harry Thacker - arranger

1866-1949

  starts m.5 (solos added)

xx

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Were You There?

Burleigh, Harry Thacker - arranger

1866-1949

 

xx

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Ain'a that Good News

 ( Aint'a that Good News)

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

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First word of title is Ain'a or Aint'a.  Ain'a is correct.

 

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

  0:30 / 1:40 /

xx

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I Wan' To Be Ready

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

 xx

xx

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Oh, What a Beautiful City

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

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xx

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

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xx

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for ♀ chorus

 

There is a Balm in Gilead

Dawson, William Levi - arranger

1899-1990

  /  / /

xx

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Gilead is pronounced GILL-ee-odd

 

Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name

Dennard, Brazeal W.

1929-1988

  /

xx

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Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?

Fissinger, Edwin- arranger

1920-1990

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xx

bio

 

 

Every Time I Think About Jesus

Fleming, Larry L. - arranger

1936-2003

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xx

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Give Me Jesus

Fleming, Larry L. - arranger

1936-2003

   /  /

xx

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Ride On, King Jesus

Fleming, Larry L. - arranger

1936-2003

   / 0:50

xx

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Peter, Go Ring Them Bells

Gardner, Maurice - paraphrased by

1909-2002

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xx

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Welcome Table

Hayes, Mark - arranger

1953-

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xx

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Standing in the Need of Prayer

Hogan, Moses- arranger

1957-2003

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xx

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This Little Light of Mine

Hogan, Moses- arranger

1957-2003

  /  /

xx

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We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace

Hogan, Moses- arranger

1957-2003

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Oh! Rise An' Shine

Kemmer, George W.- arranger

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Deep River

Luboff, Norman- arranger

1917-1987

  /

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Do Lord

Luboff, Norman - arranger

1917-1987

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xx

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Great Day

Luboff, Norman - arranger

1917-1987

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xx

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Wade in the Water

Luboff, Norman - arranger

1917-1987

 

xx

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Don't Be Weary Traveler

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

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xx

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Hush!

Parker, Alice- arranger

1925-

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xx

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Take Me to the Water

Parker, Alice, arranger

1925-

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xx

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Ride the Chariot

Simms, Patsy - arranger

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xx

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