Music from the time of Jesus

Historically informed recreations of music from the time of Jesus and the Second Temple, performed by the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble. Texts from the scriptures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and prayers in Aramaic (including the Lord's Prayer) with accompaniment on ancient instruments.

Steven Warner and Chrysogonus Waddell

Fr Chrysogonus Waddell OCSO is a distinguished composer and text writer from Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky who is thoroughly imbued with the values of the liturgy.

This collaboration between himself and Steven Warner introduces Waddell’s compositions to a wider audience as well as some new ones of Steve Warner.

Contents:
Wisdom, My Road; Unto Us a Child Is Born; May You Cling to Wisdom; O Sacred Banquet!; Take Comfort, My People; Psalm 30/Into Your Hands; O Mary of Promise; Christ is Risen; Psalm 40/Here I Am, O God; Light Serene of Holy Glory; Rosa Mystica; Make of Our Hands a Throne

Michael James, Steven Warner, Craig Watz

For worship, prayer, and meditation, classic melodies from the 1928 Irish hymnal. Instrumental arrangements by Michael James, Steven C. Warner, and Craig Watz are performed on Celtic harp, mandolin, violin, guitars, and string bass. Song listing given in English equivalents of the Gaelic titles.

Contents:
Shelter of Our Days; O Jesus, Cleanse My Heart; Give Me Your Hand; O Sweet Jesus, who suffered; O lovely Kingdom of the Son of Mary; May You Be My Stronghold; O Mighty King; Slane/Lord of all Hopefulness; Glory and Praise to God!; To Christ the Seed Communion: Amen, O Jesus! God, your Life, the Body of Christ. Lent: Know This, Ye Just Ones; Protect Me, O Son of God on High. Good Friday: I was sick and weak of heart; O King of all creation. Morning: King of Saints; O King of All Powers; O King of friendship

Chrysogonus Waddell

A collection of extraordinary Easter music sung by the William Ferris Chorale directed by Paul French. Fr. Waddell has skilfully combined music and texts that span a period of time from early Gregorian monody through the 21st century. A collection that truly comes from the heart of the Paschal mystery and leads listeners back to it.

Contents:
O Choirs of Jerusalem; Easter Vigil Alleluia: Psalm 118; This Is the Paschal Feast; Jesus Lives; Draw Near, O Lord; He Is Risen!; Easter Processional Chant; Christ the Lord! Christ the Pasch!; Easter Anthem: The Lord Has Bought You; Paschal Responsory; Easter Sequence; An Angel of the Lord; Easter Gospel Acclamation; Alleluia! Christ Is Truly Risen; Easter Psalm: Psalm 114; Hail, O Festal Day of Days; Christ Being Raised from the Dead; The Earth Feared and Was Silent; O Purchased People.

MUSIC FOR COMMUNION Various Artists

Sixteen titles for the Communion Rite, with cantor/choir verses and assembly refrains. A valuable addition to the repertoire of Communion processional songs.

Contents:
O Blessed Saviour; Come, All You Blessed Ones; At the Table of the World; Where Charity and Love Prevail (Westendorf/Hill); Jesus, Bread of Life; Wisdom’s Feast; In Remembrance of You; Our Blessing Cup (Ps 116); A New Commandment; 5 God’s Holy Mystery; Draw Near; Eucharistic Litany; One Communion of Love; I Received the Living God; He Answers All Our Needs (Ps 145); Gusten y Vean

edited by Jerry Galipeau and Alan J. Hommerding

Christ our Light is a rich musical and liturgical resource for the Triduum. This great collection contains all of the official liturgies of the Paschal Triduum, plus devotional rites and other services. There is a full range of publications, as listed below.

Reviews: "Many liturgy planning teams will enthusiastically welcome this comprehensive worship aid for praying the Paschal Triduum...", "Christ Our Light" is well done. It provides a model for approaching the preparation and celebration of the Triduum liturgies as a single event having several distinct ritual moments. It also provides a model for how well chosen and well placed liturgical music can support and enhance a community’s sung prayer during the high holy days of the Christian liturgical year. The Leader’s edition contains all the prayer texts for the leader and Scripture and environmental suggestions. Each service includes simple chant melodies and hymn tunes that are in any Catholic assembly’s repertoire.

Christ Our Light People’s Book £2.00
Christ Our Light Cantor/Accompaniment £12.95
Christ Our Light Leader’s Edition £9.75

Prayer Services for Holy Week contains the eight most popularly used rites and services from the full Christ Our Light; Praying the Triduum resource in a convenient smaller collection. This booklet includes Holy Thursday Night Prayer; Good Friday Morning Prayer; Holy Saturday Morning Prayer; Easter Sunday Paschal Vespers; Stations of the Cross; Tenebrae Service and a Blessing of Easter Foods. Each service includes simple chant melodies and hymn tunes that are in most parishes’ repertoire.

People’s Edition £1.30
Accompaniment Edition £9.75

Various Composers

Commissioned for the 25th anniversary of the Center for Pastoral Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame, this Evening Prayer resource contains singable ritual music offering familiarity and flexibility. Psalm settings for all seasons are included. Features composers Jan Michael Joncas, Steven Warner, Steven Janco, Delores Dufner, David Clark Isele, Alan Hommerding, and Charles Conley.

Contents:
Introduction; - Settings for Advent/Nativity, Lent, Eastertide and Ordinary Time of Evening Hymn with seasonal verses; Evening Thanksgiving; Psalms I & II, Canticle; Intercessions & Blessing - Lord’s Prayer; Magnificat I; Magnificat II; Magnificat III; Magnificat IV; - Evening Hymn II

Howard Hughes

A complete, accessible setting for Evening Prayer by one of the most well-known composers of Catholic ritual music. Includes Introductory Verse; Hymn: Heal Us, Lord; Psalm 141: Let My Prayer Rise Like Incense; Psalm 33: Happy the People; Mary’s Canticle, Intercessions, and The Lord’s Prayer. For Assembly, Cantor, and Keyboard with optional SATB embellishment.

Christoph Tietze

Here are more than 100 hymns based on the texts the Church wants us to sing during the Entrance Rite of the Mass, set to tunes your congregation already knows. The hymns are based on introit antiphons and psalms from the Roman Gradual for the Sundays and solemnities of the liturgical year. The beautiful, poetic hymn verses include psalm paraphrases from the finest English-language metrical psalters and new psalm paraphrase texts by Tietze. All are set in metrical form to familiar hymn tunes that have been sung during the last 40 years.

Every hymn is presented in harmony, ideal for congregations or choirs who enjoy hymn singing in parts. The companion 8½ x 11 hole-punched accompaniment packet (017294) fits easily into a Binder (not included).

Introit Hymns for the Church Year was compiled and written by Christoph Tietze (St. Mary Cathedral, San Francisco) as part of his doctoral thesis at Oxford University.

Introit Hymns for the Church Year pew edition £3.25
Introit Hymns for the Church Year Accompaniment £6.45