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Index of Lists of Readings, Hymns, and Special Music since July 2006
Lectionary
Isaiah 11:1–10 | Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 | Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 3:1–12 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year A • 2016)
Richard R. Webster (b. 1952)
Prelude
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, bwv 645
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Introit
Populus Sion
Plainsong, mode 7
Psalm
Psalm 72:1–8
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
Prepare the Way
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 242
Hymn of the Day
There’s a voice in the wilderness
elw 255
Offertory
Canite tuba
Francisco Guerrero (1528–99)
Communion Motet
Long ago, prophets knew
arr. Malcolm Archer (b. 1952) AFC119
Communion Meditation
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
arr. Wilbur Held (1914–2015)
Sending Hymn
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
elw 244
Postlude
Prepare the Royal Highway
Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)
7:30 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
Creator of the Stars of Night
Plainsong, mode 4
Orison
O Come, Divine Messiah
French, 16th cent., arr. Paul R. Ladd, Jr. (1919–1998)
Psalm
Psalm 72
Gregory Evans
Office Hymn
Veni Redemptor gentium
Plainsong, mode 1
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Denis Mason
Anthem
Ach Gott vom Himmel
Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT SERIES: Holiday Horn Spectacular
Barbies on Holiday
The Sound of Christmas
arr. Nick Auer
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Michael Praetorius, arr. Robert Wilkinson
Christmas on the Mall
Traditional, arr. Bill Holcombe and Bill Holcombe, Jr.
Up on the Rooftop
O Tannenbaum
Barbies on Holiday
Coventry Carol
Traditional English Hymn arr. Elliot Cole
Christmas Time is Here
Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi, arr. L. C. Harnsberger
Holiday Treats
Hanukkah Medley
arr. Robert Wilkinson
Barbies On Holiday
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Traditional Hymn, arr. Evan Kuhlman
Holiday Shorts
Traditional, arr. James Naigus
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Huron Carol
Traditional, arr. James Naigus
Holiday Treats
Good King Wenseslas
arr. David Werden
In Dulci Jubilo – Jingle Bells
Silent Night
Franz Gruber, arr. David Burndett
Adeste Fideles
attributed to John Reading, arr. John J. Hilfiger
Joy to the World
George Friederich Handel, arr. Marcos Luiz M. Feitosa
Lectionary
Isaiah 35:1–10 | Psalm 146:5–10 | James 5:7–10 | Matthew 11:2–11 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year A • 2016)
Richard R. Webster (b. 1952)
Prelude
Chorale Prelude on Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, bwv 659
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Introit
Gaudete in Domino
Plainsong, mode 1
Psalm
Psalm 146: Lauda, anima mea
Anglican Chant, Ivor Atkins (1869–1953)
Gospel Acclamation
I am sending my messenger
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 242
Hymn of the Day
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
elw 254
Offertory
How Lovely Are the Messengers
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Communion Motet
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Elizabeth Poston (1905–1987)
Communion Meditation
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
veni emmanuel, arr. John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Sending Hymn
Praise the Almighty!
elw 877
Postlude
Conditor alme siderum, Canticum
Naji Hakim (b.1955)
Lectionary
Isaiah 7:10–16 | Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19 | Romans 1:1–7 | Matthew 1:18–25 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID HOLY COMMUNION
Service Music
Liturgy for Advent (Year A • 2016)
Richard R. Webster (b. 1952)
Prelude
Rhosymedre (Lovely)
R. Vaughan Williams (1872–1858)
Introit
Rorate cæli
Plainsong, mode 1
Psalm
Psalm 80:1–2,4,14,16–17
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
The virgin shall conceive
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Hymn
Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn (vv. 1–2 | 3–4)
elw 242
Hymn of the Day
Unexpected and Mysterious
elw 258
Offertory
Ave Maria
Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Communion Motet
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Michael Praetorious (1571–1621)
Communion Meditation
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)
Sending Hymn
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
elw 257
Postlude
Personet hodie
arr. Rebecca Groom te Velde (b. 1956)
7:30 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
Prepare the Way
Taizé Community
Orison
Drop Down Dew
Austrian, 18th c., arr. Franz Wasner (1905–1992)
Psalm
Psalm 19:2–3
Paul R. Ladd, Jr. (1919–1998)
Office Hymn
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
French, 15th c.
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Plainsong, mode 3
Anthem
Conditor alme siderum
Sarum Plainsong
7:30 PM
BLUE CHRISTMAS LITURGY
Prelude
Apres un Reve
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Hymn
O Lord, Hear My Prayer
elw 751
Hymn
Wait for the Lord
elw 262
Hymn
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
elw 272
Song
What Child Is This
elw 296
Postlude
Ave Maria
Giulio Caccini (1551–1618)
Lectionary
Isaiah 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–20 full texts
5:00 PM
HYBRID FAMILY HOLY COMMUNION
Prelude
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin (1914–2011) and Ralph Blane (1914–1995), arr. Jim Brickman (b. 1961)
Silver Bells
Jay Livingston (1915–2001) and Ray Evans (1915–2007), arr. Brickman
Joy to the World
Traditional, arr. Brickman
Gathering Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Gloria Carol
Angels We Have Heard on High
elw 289
Gospel Acclamation
I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people
John Ferguson (b. 1941)
Children’s Carol
The Friendly Beasts
Traditional English, arr. M. F. Moody
Carol of the Day
Away in a Manger
elw 277
Communion Motet
Healing Light
Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)
Communion Meditation
We Three Kings
John H. Hopkins, Jr. (1820–1891), arr. Fred Bock (1939–1998)
Sending Hymn
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
elw 288
Postlude
The First Noel
Traditional English, arr. Bock
7:00 PM
FESTIVALPRELUDE
Gloria in D major, rv 589
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
7:30 PM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Processional Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
elw 283
Psalm
Psalm 96:1–4, 11–12
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Sequence Hymn
Angels We Have Heard on High
elw 289
Hymn of the Day
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
elw 282
Offertory Anthem
For Unto Us a Child Is Born, Messiah
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)
Communion Motet
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields and Glory to God, Messiah
Handel
Candlelighting Carol
Silent Night
elw 281
Sending Hymn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
elw 270
Postlude
Noel X: Grand Jeu e Duo
Louis-Claude Daquin (c.1694–1772)
Lectionary
Isaiah 52:7–10 | Psalm 98 | Hebrews 1:1–12 | John 1:1–14 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Prelude
Herr Christ, der Einge Gottes-Sohn, bwv 601
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
elw 288
Psalm
Psalm 97:1, 6, 11–12
Royce Nickel (b. 1960)
Gospel Acclamation
A Holy Day Has Dawned
Carl F. Schalk (b. 1929)
Chilren’s Hymn
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
elw 276
Hymn of the Day
Love has come
elw 292
Offertory
Alleluia, Cantata No. 142
Bach, arr. Channing LeFebvre (1895–1967)
Communion Motet
There is no Rose, A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Communion Meditation
Divinum Mysterium
arr. Craig Philips (b. 1962)
Sending Hymn
Go Tell It on the Mountain
elw 290
Postlude
Go Tell It on the Mountain
J. Wayne Kerr (b. 1958) and Charles Callahan (b. 1951)
Revised: 22 December 2022