Music Leader Thread Part IV—Song Lists, Suggestions, and Comments

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Lent is here, so the parish is shifting into utilizing more of the proper antiphons for the Mass rather than hymns with a view to shifting more and more to that over time, even beyond Lent. Eventually it would be nice to work with the Roman Gradual, but I know that will take a lot of time. Meanwhile, we slowly climb the ladder of options from #4 to #1.

Entrance: Antiphon
Offertory: Hymn
Communion: Antiphon and Hymn
Recessional: Marian Antiphon for the season
 
Here is what I used for Ash Wednesday:

Draw Near O Lord
Were You There
Lord Let Me Walk
I am the Bread of Life
Take and Eat
Hosea
Near the Cross

This weekend, I will draw from the list, and add:

At that First Eucharist
These Forty Days of Lent
 
Here’s what we did for Ash Wednesday:

Processional Hymn: #493 - “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” IN BABILONE
Distribution of Ashes: #117 - “Leave the Past in Ashes” Consiglio
#116 - “Ashes” Conry
Preparation of the Gifts: #122 - “The Glory of These Forty Days” ERHALT UNS, HERR
Communion Hymn: #529 - “O Beauty, Ever Ancient” O’Connor
Recessional Hymn: #129 - “In These Days of Lenten Journey” Manalo

First Sunday of Lent:

Entrance Chant: Psalm 51: “Create in Me” Kendzia
Preparation of the Gifts: #124 - “Led by the Spirit” KINGSFOLD
Communion Hymn: #337 - “Behold the Lamb” Willett
Recessional Hymn: #668 - “Change Our Hearts” Cooney

Sunday, March 1, 2015 - Second Sunday of Lent - Year B

Entrance Chant: Psalm 51: “Create in Me” Kendzia
Preparation of the Gifts: #123 - “'Tis Good, Lord, to be Here” SWABIA
Communion Hymn: #509 - “Transfigure Us, O Lord” Hurd
Recessional Hymn: #132 - “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” ST. FLAVIAN

As we have done in the past few years, we are opening with Psalm 51 for every Sunday of Lent and having the congregation kneel while the ministers enter. It’s very effective, and I feel like it adds something extra to the season. Lent is very solemn, and this solemn entrance really reflects that. We are also using another setting of Psalm 51 for the responsorial psalm each Sunday.

Lent has to be one of my favorite, if not my favorite, liturgical season. I love the solemn tone to it. I love the Easter season, of course, but Lent really “sets the stage” and complements Easter very well.
 
Sunday, March 8, 2015 - Third Sunday of Lent - Year B

Entrance Chant: Psalm 51: “Create in Me” Kendzia
Preparation of the Gifts: #466 - “I Heard the Voice of Jesus” KINGSFOLD
Communion Hymn: #436 - “You are Near” Schutte
Recessional Hymn: #730 - “How Firm a Foundation” FOUNDATION
 
The_Curt_Jester said:
Lent is here, so the parish is shifting into utilizing more of the proper antiphons for the Mass rather than hymns with a view to shifting more and more to that over time, even beyond Lent. Eventually it would be nice to work with the Roman Gradual, but ?..
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Is the Roman Gradual being revised so that the antiphons sung are more in agreement with those recited from the Missal?:bounce:
 
Sunday, March 15, 2015 - Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year B

Entrance Chant: Psalm 51: “Create in Me” Kendzia
Preparation of the Gifts: #137 - “Beyond the Days” Manalo
Communion Hymn: #674 - “Loving and Forgiving” Soper
Recessional Hymn: #131 - “Save Your People” Farrell

Sunday, March 22, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year B

Entrance Chant: Psalm 51: “Create in Me” Kendzia
Preparation of the Gifts: #363 - “Seed, Scattered and Sown” Feiten
Communion Hymn: #328 - “Gift of Finest Wheat” BICENTENNIAL
Recessional Hymn: #129 - “In These Days of Lenten Journey” Manalo
 
**March 15, 4th Sunday in Lent

Entrance:** There’s a Wideness In God’s Mercy

Offertory: Parce Domine

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: Pange Lingua
Communion 3: Adoramus Te & When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Closing: stand in silence

**March 22, 5th Sunday in Lent

Entrance:** Again We Keep This Solemn Fast

Offertory: Attende Domine

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: What Wondrous Love is This
Communion 3: O Sacrum Convivium

Closing: stand in silence
 
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Processional Hymn: #143 - “All Glory, Laud and Honor” ST. THEODULPH
Preparation of the Gifts: #153 - “O Sacred Head, Surrounded” PASSION CHORALE
Communion Hymn: #502 - “We Remember” Haugen
Recessional Hymn: #412 - “Jesus, Remember Me” Berthier

Sunday, April 5, 2015 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Processional Hymn: #167 - “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” EASTER HYMN
Responsorial Psalm: #815 - “Psalm 118: This is the Day” Soper
Easter Sequence: #178 - “Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today” VICTIMAE PASCHALI
Preparation of the Gifts: “Christ is Risen from the Dead” Cummings
Communion Hymn: #170 - “The Day of Resurrection” ELLACOMBE
Recessional Hymn: #172 - “At the Lamb’s High Feast” SALZBURG
 
**March 29, Palm Sunday

Entrance:** All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Offertory: Behold the Wood (with 7 last words for verses)

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: O Sacred Head Surrounded
Communion 3: Adoramus Te & When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Closing: stand in silence

**April 5, Resurrection of Our Lord

Entrance:** Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (with tone chimes added)

Sprinkling Rite: Vidi Aquam (polyphony by some old Italian guy :D)

Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes

Offertory: O Sons and Daughters

Communion 1: Simple English Proper (communion antiphon)
Communion 2: Christ is Arisen
Communion 3: I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Closing: Jesus Is Risen

Postlude: Gloria by Vivaldi (first movement only)
 
Tonight (Palm Sunday)

The King of Glory
Were You There
Lord Let Me Walk
Come Back to Me

Thursday

At That First Eucharist
Amemonos de Corazon
Jesu, Jesu
Pescador de Hombres
Latin Jubilate Deo for the Mass setting
One Bread, One Body
Yo Sol de Pan de Vida
Ubi Caritas
Pange LIngua
Tantum Ergo

Friday

Jesus Remember Me / Jesus Recuerdame
Perdona a Tu Pueblo
Were You There

Easter

Every song we have with Alleluia in it. 🤷
 
pnewton said:
Thursday

At That First Eucharist
Amemonos de Corazon
Jesu, Jesu
Pescador de Hombres
Latin Jubilate Deo for the Mass setting
One Bread, One Body
Yo Sol de Pan de Vida
Ubi Caritas
Pange LIngua
Tantum Ergo

Friday

Jesus Remember Me / Jesus Recuerdame
Perdona a Tu Pueblo
Were You There
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Are you all doing a bilingual mass/service for Holy Thursday and Good Friday? At our parish, the Holy Thursday mass is bilingual – half English, half Spanish (with a little Latin thrown in for universality) – and the music is divided between the Spanish mass choir and one of the English mass cantors (I recruit some of my choir to form a little “choir” for the English hymns).

It’s actually a beautiful mass, even though I can’t really follow much of the Spanish. We have a booklet with translations in English and Spanish to help.

God bless your Holy Week!

Gertie
 
We had a wonderful Palm Sunday procession today with brass band:

Hymns before Palm Gospel: All for Jesus,all for Jesus
Procession: All Glory Laud and Honour
Crown Him with many Crowns,
At the name of Jesus,
Ride on, ride on in majesty

Mass setting James Mcmillan, Mass of St Anne

Gospel sung chorally to Victoria
Offertory: My song is love unknown
Post Communion: Glory be to Jesus
Recessional Rock of Ages
 
Gertabelle said:
Are you all doing a bilingual mass/service for Holy Thursday and Good Friday? At our parish, the Holy Thursday mass is bilingual – half English, half Spanish (with a little Latin thrown in for universality) – and the music is divided between the Spanish mass choir and one of the English mass cantors (I recruit some of my choir to form a little “choir” for the English hymns).

It’s actually a beautiful mass, even though I can’t really follow much of the Spanish. We have a booklet with translations in English and Spanish to help.

God bless your Holy Week!

Gertie
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Yes, we are bilingual both days. Holy Saturday is mostly English with a little Spanish thrown in.

This will be our fifth year using Latin for most of the Mass. Back when we started it this, our priest also started celebrating Friday Mass in Latin to gain familiarity. Now that Mass has a little under a hundred people at 6:30 in the morning.
 
pnewton said:
Yes, we are bilingual both days. Holy Saturday is mostly English with a little Spanish thrown in.

This will be our fifth year using Latin for most of the Mass. Back when we started it this, our priest also started celebrating Friday Mass in Latin to gain familiarity. Now that Mass has a little under a hundred people at 6:30 in the morning.
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That’s awesome!

Have a blessed Holy Week!

Gertie
 
Holy Thursday:

Processional Hymn: “Glory in the Cross”
Preparation of the Gifts: “All is Well with My Soul”
Communion Hymn: “Panis Angelicus”

Good Friday:

Adoration of the Holy Cross: “The Reproaches,” “O Crucified Messiah”
Communion Hymns: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “The Old Rugged Cross”
 
Holy Thursday -

Opening - Lift High the Cross
Preparation - Now We Remain
Communion - Take and Eat
Transfer of Blessed Sacrament - Pange Lingua (English)​

Good Friday -

Veneration - o Sacred Head Surrounded, Now We Remain, Were You There
Communion - Only This I Want, Behold the Lamb of God (Dufford) - Choir
 
The first Triduum liturgy was a success. I really love the symbolism and significance of Holy Thursday.

I hope all of you continue to have a blessed Triduum!
 
Happy Easter to all! I hope my fellow musicians find rest and peace over this next week!

Sunday, April 12, 2015 - Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) - Year B

Processional Hymn: #180 - “Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today” LLANFAIR
Preparation of the Gifts: #494 - “We Walk by Faith” Haugen/SHANTI
Communion Hymn: #176 - “Ye Sons and Daughters” O FILII ET FILIAE
Recessional Hymn: #694 - “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” Soper
 
Sorry this is late:

Maundy Thursday
Great God your love has called us here
O thou who at the Eucharist did pray
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Love is his word, Love is his way
Of the glorious body telling (Procession to altar of repose)
Psalm 22

Good Friday
When I survey the wondrous cross
passion sung chorally to Victoria
There is a green hill far away
Faithful cross above all other

Easter Vigil
Christ be our light
At the lambs high feast we sing
Come ye faithful raise the strain

Easter Day
Hail thee Festival Day
Jesus Christ is risen today
The Lord is risen indeed
Alleluia, Alleluia hearts to heaven and voiced raise
Thine be the Glory
 
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