Anthems at First Church (Reformed), Albany, NY
Scheduled for Singing in 2010
by Cliff Lamere Latest revision: 30 Sep 2010
The purpose of this webpage is to assist First Church choir members learn, in the comfort of your own home, the voice part of some of the Sunday anthems.
I have started a project to make a complete list of all of the First Church anthems, determine the number we have of each, locate videos of performances on YouTube, locate the websites of publishers and other sources which have audio files available for each anthem, determine which anthems have the voice parts played on Cyberbass, add audio files of the First Church choir singing these anthems at Sunday services, and find biographies and life dates of the composers.
This webpage is an offshoot of that project. The table of anthems below lists the Sunday service for which anthems are tentatively scheduled. For many reasons, the anthems planned for a particular Sunday may be moved to another week or replaced by a substitute anthem. I will try to keep up-to-date with the selections listed on the board in the choir room. Near the top of this webpage, the date of revision will follow my name. That will allow you to know how current the information is.
Ways to Prepare at Home
1) If you know that a video or audio file is available for an anthem (by checking this page ahead of time), you may want to take your music home after rehearsal.
2) Listen to the videos or audio files a few times.
3) If you have the sheet music at home, try to sing your part.
If you cannot hear your part, try a different video or audio file. If you have a piano, other musical instrument, or a pitch pipe at home, hearing the pitch of the first note will help you get started. You can hear your note or notes on a virtual piano (3 octaves beginning at lower C; letters, sharps, and flats are marked), or on an unmarked 5-octave piano.
A 2-octave keyboard (marked) and 3-octave keyboard (unmarked) are also online. These online pianos require various media software, so if one does not work, try another. The 36-note keyboard mentioned in this paragraph will allow you to record some notes as you play them in case you want to play back a difficult part.
Occasionally, a YouTube video will show the score of the music. I have marked those when they were found.
If I haven't found a video or audio file that is good for your voice part, you may be able to find a better one. If you do, let me know so that I can add a link for other choir members who sing your voice part.
Caution. The concert pitch may vary from one country or orchestra to another. The notes may not sound exactly the same as on your piano or other musical device.
ICONS & ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WEBPAGE
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Christmas (Star of Bethlehem) |
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Easter anthem (lily) |
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click to hear voice parts ( Cyberbass) |
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Lent anthem (Calvary cross) |
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Pentecost anthem (dove on flame) or Pentecost anthem (flame) |
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Female chorus. It may be harder to hear male voice parts. |
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Male chorus (male scientific symbol) |
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** Tables below are wider than monitor screen. Use horizontal scroll bar to view complete data for each anthem.
SCHEDULED TO
BE SUNG The following table is sorted by the proposed dates in 2010. 
means they were sung on that date. Click on 
to hear an audio recording of that anthem sung by the First Church
choir on that date.)
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Jan 3 x |
[no choir] |
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Jan
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David's Lamentation |
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Billings, William arr. Elie Siegmeister |
1746-1800 |
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Only one video found with this arrangement. |
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Verbum Caro Factum Est ( Word Made Flesh, We Welcome You ) |
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Proulx, Richard - editor |
b. 1937 alive 2008 |
xx |
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15th Century English Carol. We sang verse 1 in Latin, then verses 1-3 in English. Proulx sounds like Proo. |
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Jan 17
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ( Jesus bleibet Meine Freude ) (#10 from: Cantata 147) |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian arr. Bryceson Treharne |
1685-1750 |
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Jan 17
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Tree of Life, My Soul Hath Seen, The ( The Apple Tree ) (#42, Concordia Book of American Carols) |
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Ingall, Jeremiah |
1764-1838 |
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Concordia Book of American Carols, no. 42. |
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Jan 24
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Heavens are Telling, The (#14 from: The Creation) |
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Haydn, (Franz) Joseph |
1732-1809 |
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Jan 24
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My Lord, What a Mornin' |
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Burleigh, Harry Thacker, arranger |
1866-1949 |
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Jan 31
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Eternal Light |
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Sowerby, Leo |
1895-1968 |
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Jan 31
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New Commandment, The |
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Mundy, William |
c1829-1591c |
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Feb 7
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Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace |
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Wesley, Samuel Sebastian |
1810-1876 |
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No © notice = PD |
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Feb 7
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Deep River |
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Luboff, Norman - arr. |
1917-1987 |
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Feb 14 |
Rejoice in the Lord Alway |
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Anonymous ed. E. H. Fellowes, then ed. Le Huray & Willcocks |
16th cent. |
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Feb 14 |
There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth (our title) or (second title) There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob (Psalm 2 from: Christus) |
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Mendelssohn, Felix |
1809-1847 |
title 1 title 2 |
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bio in 3 parts |
Birth name: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy There are two translations from German for this title. |
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Feb 17 Ash Wed. |
Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy's Sake |
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Farrant, Richard (or John Hilton) Watkins Shaw, arranger |
c1530-1580 |
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Hilton bio xp |
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Feb 21 |
Jesu, Grant Me This I Pray |
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Kitson, Charles Herbert |
1874-1944 |
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founded on Gibbons' Song 13 |
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Feb 21 |
Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee (Jesu, Dulcis Memoria) |
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Victoria, Tomás Luis de |
c1549-1611 |
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We sang the Latin version in CAB pg 181, then without a break, we sang the anthem sheet music in English. |
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Feb 28 |
Nolo Mortem Peccatoris |
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Morley, Thomas ed. John Morehen |
c1558-1602c |
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pg 259 CAB. Mono choir audio. |
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Feb 28 |
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree |
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Poston, Elizabeth |
1905-1987 |
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Mono audio. |
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Mar 7 |
Teach Me, O Lord |
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Rogers, Benjamin ed. Elwyn A. Wienandt |
1614-1698 |
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Mar 7 |
Almighty and Everlasting God |
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Gibbons, Orlando ed. E. H. Fellowes, then ed. Le Huray & Willcocks |
1583-1625 |
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Mar 14 |
Elijah # 2 - Lord, Bow Thine Ear # 9 - Blessed are the Men Who Fear Him #15 - Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord #22 - Be Not Afraid #28 - Lift Thine Eyes ♀ #29 - He, Watching Over Israel #43 - And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth |
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Mendelssohn, Felix |
1809-1847 |
# 2 # 9 #15 #22 #28 #29 #43 |
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Born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. We sang 15, 28, 29. |
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Mar 21 |
There is a Balm in Gilead |
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Dawson, William Levi, arranger |
1899-1990 |
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Gilead is pronounced GILL-ee-ahd |
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Mar 21 |
German Requiem #4 - How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place |
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Brahams, Johannes |
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Mar 28 |
Cantata No. 106, 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 |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1685-1750 |
#2 #4 #6 |
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#2 - pp 2-5 #3 - pp 10-15 #6 - pp 23-28 Jan Opalach sang with Capitol Hill Choral Society |
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Apr 4 |
Medieval Easter Chant |
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Grundahl, Nancy, arranger |
1946- |
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Apr 4 |
Hallelujah (from: Mount of Olives) |
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Beethoven, Ludwig van |
1770-1827 |
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Apr 4 |
Messiah #44 - Hallelujah! |
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Handel, George Frideric ( Händel, Georg Friedrich) |
1685-1759 |
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Apr 11 x |
[no choir] |
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Apr 18 |
This Joyful Eastertide |
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Wyton, Alec, arranger |
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Dutch carol of 17th century. |
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Apr 18 |
O Lord, My God, to Thee |
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Arcadelt, Jacques (attributed to him) |
c1505-1568 |
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pg 293 CAB.ometimes listed as Jacob |
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Apr 25 |
Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love ( No. 1 from: Three Hymn Anthems) |
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Rorem, Ned |
1923- |
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Apr 25 |
Lord is My Shepherd, The |
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Matthews, Thomas |
1915-1999 |
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May 2 |
Like as the Hart Desireth the Water Brooks (Sicut Cervius) |
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Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da |
c1525-1594 |
xx |
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May 2 |
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God |
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May 9 |
Ye Boundless Realms of Joy |
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Parker, Alice, arranger |
1925- |
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May 9 |
King Jesus Hath a Garden |
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Wood, Charles, arranger |
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Dutch traditional carol |
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May 9 |
Shaker Benediction, A (from: Two Shaker Hymns) |
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Bumgarner, Burton, arranger |
alive 2010 |
xx |
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must play both) bio |
Hinshaw Music |
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May 16 |
Amazing Grace |
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Furnivall, Anthony C., arranger |
alive '78-'08 |
xx not this arrangement |
xx |
no bio |
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May 16 |
Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, The |
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
1872-1958 |
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May 23 |
If Ye Love Me |
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Tallis, Thomas |
c1505-1585 |
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May 23 |
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit |
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Dawson, William Levi |
1899-1990 |
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Composed, not arranged, by Dawson |
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May 30 |
O How Amiable |
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
1872-1958 |
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May 30 |
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless |
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Titcomb, Everett |
1884-1968 |
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Jun 6 |
Greater Love Hath No Man |
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Ireland, John Nicholson |
1879-1962 |
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Jun 6 |
Open Thou Mine Eyes |
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Rutter, John Milford |
1945- |
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Jun 13 |
Heavens are Telling, The |
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Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. V. G. G. T. |
1770-1827 |
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Jun 13 |
Shaker Benediction, A (from: Two Shaker Hymns) |
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Bumgarner, Burton, arranger |
alive 2010 |
xx |
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must play both) bio |
Hinshaw Music |
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Jun 20 |
Shaker Call to Worship, A (Come to Zion) (from: Two Shaker Hymns) |
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Bumgarner, Burton (arr.) |
alive 2010 |
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Hinshaw Music |
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Jun 20 |
Listen Sweet Dove |
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Ives, Grayston |
1948- |
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Real name is Bill Ives. |
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Jun 27 |
O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace |
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Tye, Christopher ed. Gerald H. Knight |
c1505-1573 |
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Jun 27 |
Siyahamba (We are Marching in the Light of God) |
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Rao, Doreen - editor |
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A. 11 in the Supplement. |
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SUMMER BREAK |
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Sep 19 |
O How Amiable |
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
1872-1958 |
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Sep 19 |
Lead Me, Lord |
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Wesley, Samuel Sebastian |
1810-1876 |
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pp 206-208 in Choral Anthem Book |
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Sep 26 |
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree |
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Poston, Elizabeth |
1905-1987 |
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Sep 26 |
With a Voice of Singing |
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Shaw, Martin |
1875-1958 |
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Oct 3 |
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether |
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Friedell, Harold W. |
1905-1958 |
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Oct 3 |
Ave Verum Corpus |
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Eng. adaption by Richard T. Gore |
1756-1791 |
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Oct 10 |
Shaker Call to Worship, A (Come to Zion) (from: Two Shaker Hymns) |
Bumgarner, Burton - arranger |
alive 2010 |
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Oct 10 |
My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness of the Lord |
 
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Near, Gerald |
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Oct 17 |
Hallelujah, Amen (#68 from: Judas Maccabaeus) |
Handel, George Frideric ed. A. T. D. |
1685-1759 |
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Oct 17 |
Lord Hath Been Mindful, The |
Wesley, Samuel Sebastian |
1810-1876 |
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Oct 24 |
Almighty and Everlasting God |
Gibbons, Orlando ed. E. H. Fellowes, then ed. Le Huray & Willcocks |
1583-1625 |
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Oct 24 |
I Hear a Voice A-Prayin' |
Bright, Houston |
1916-1970 |
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Oct 31 |
Hear My Prayer |
Hogan, Moses |
1957-2003 |
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Oct 31 |
Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit |
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Dawson, William Levi - arranger |
1899-1990 |
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Nov 7 |
When the Saints Go Marching In |
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Rutter, John Milford - arranger |
1945- |
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Nov 14 |
Jubilate Deo |
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Britten, Benjamin |
1913-1976 |
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Nov 14 |
Give Almes of Thy Goods |
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Tye, Christopher |
c1505-1573 |
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Nov 21 |
Sing Ye Praises to Our King (from: Four Motets) |
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Copland, Aaron |
1900-1990 |
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Nov 21 |
O Praise the Lord with one Consent (Chando Anthem No. 9) |
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Handel, George Frideric ( Händel, Georg Friedrich) |
1685-1759 |
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Born Georg Friedrich Händel. no © notice = PD |
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Nov 28 |
O People of Syon |
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Titcomb, Everett |
1884-1968 |
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Nov 28 |
"Sleepers, Wake!" a Voice is Sounding (from: Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1685-1750 |
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Dec 5 |
Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life |
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Friedell, Harold W. |
1905-1958 |
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Dec 5 |
E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come |
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Manz, Paul O. |
1919-2009 |
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Dec 12 |
Wilderness and the Solitary Place, The |
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Wesley, Samuel Sebastian |
1810-1876 |
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Dec 12 |
And the Glory of the Lord (#4 from: Messiah) |
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Handel, George Frideric ed. Watkins Shaw |
1685-1759 |
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Born Georg Friedrich Händel. |
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Dec 19 |
Advent Responsory |
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Brooks, John |
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Dec 24 |
Ceremony of Carols (Nos. 1, 3, 4a, 6) |
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Britten, Benjamin |
1913-1976 |
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Dec 24 |
Donkey Carol |
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Rutter, John Milford |
1945- |
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Dec 24
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In the Bleak Midwinter |
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Darke, Harold Edwin |
1888-1976 |
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Dec 24
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Three Kings, The |
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Willan, (James) Healey |
1880-1968 |
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Dec 24
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Rise, Shine, For Thy Light is A-Comin' |
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Anonymous (photocopy) |
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Dec 24
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Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head |
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Anonymous (photocopy) |
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