29 March - Fifth Sunday in Lent

Goodness. Fifth Sunday in Lent already!!! Time flies ...

Here are my usual lists.

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church where I played the usual 10.30 am service. As usual, the numbers are out of The Hymnal 1982.

Fifth Sunday in Lent: Holy Eucharist Rite II
Prelude: Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless (D. Cherwien)
Pro: 495, Hail, thou once despised Jesus! (IN BABILONE)
Kyrie: S-91 Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena (Willan)
Psalm: Psalm 51 (Tone II.1)
Seq: 474, When I survey the wondrous cross (ROCKINGHAM)
Off: 709, O God of Bethel, by whose hand (DUNDEE)
Sanctus: S-124 New Plainsong (D. Hurd)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Agnus Dei: S-161 New Plainsong (D. Hurd)
Communion Anthem: Create in me a clean heart (arr. P. Christiansen)
Communion Hymn: 439, What wondrous love is this (WONDROUS LOVE)
Re: 473, Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim (CRUCIFER)


Episcopal Centre at Duke University

Fifth Sunday in Lent: Holy Eucharist Rite I
Prelude: Create in me a clean heart (arr. P. Christiansen)
Kyrie: S-91 Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena (Willan)
Psalm: Psalm 119 (recited)
Seq: 474, When I survey the wondrous cross (ROCKINGHAM)
Off: 709, O God of Bethel, by whose hand (DUNDEE)
Sanctus: S-114 Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena (Willan)
Lord's Prayer: chanted (S-119 in Hymnal 1982)
Agnus Dei: S-158 Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena (Willan)
Comm: 439, What wondrous love is this (WONDROUS LOVE)
Re: 473, Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim (CRUCIFER)

Services for Palm Sunday and Holy Week will be held jointly between St Joseph's and the Episcopal Centre, so there will only be one set of music listed for the next few services.


Compline at the Chapel of the Cross. We've been using the Order for Compline, as set by David Hurd.

Here are our little additions:

Hide not thou thy face (Richard Farrant)
Psalms 4 & 134 (chanted to Tone 8)
Hymn: To you before the close of day (TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM, Mode 8)
In manus tuas (Sheppard; sung in addition to "Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit ...)
Nunc Dimittis (fauxbourdon, H. Willan)
Ave Regina Cælorum (Marian antiphon right after the Dismissal)
Ave Maria (Tomas Luis de Victoria)

There was no organ voluntary. The weather outside was rather frightful - heavy winds really, and the electricity went out as the choir was singing the Nunc Dimittis. No, I didn't sing - my voice was too hoarse, and I had no upper range to speak of. So the end of the service truly was held by candlelight, with choir members scrambling to collect the votive candles that were scattered throughout the church. The service was beautiful, as usual.