Music Suggestions
Second Mass at Dawn of the Nativity of Our Lord (EF)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Lux fulgébit [Liber Usualis p.403]
2. Lux fulgébit [Graduale Romanum p.30]
3. Lux fulgébit [Gregorian Missal p.193-194]
4. Lux fulgébit (chant)
5. Lux fulgébit ad me by various composers
Gradual:
1. Benedíctus qui vénit [Liber usualis, p.404-405]
2. Benedíctus qui vénit [Graduale Romanum p.31]
3. Benedíctus qui vénit [Gregorian Missal p.194-195]
4. Benedíctus qui vénit (chant)
5. Benedíctus qui vénit by various composers
Alleluia:
1. Dóminus regnávit [Liber usualis, p.405]
2. Dóminus regnávit [Graduale Romanum p.31-32]
3. Dóminus regnávit [Gregorian Missal p.195-196]
4. Dóminus regnávit (chant)
5. Dóminus regnávit by various composers
Offertory:
1. Deus enim firmávit [Liber usualis, p.406]
2. Deus enim firmávit [Graduale Romanum p.32]
3. Deus enim firmávit [Gregorian Missal p.196]
4. Deus enim firmávit (chant)
5. Deus enim firmávit by various composers
Communion:
1. Exsúlta fília Síon [Liber usualis, p.406]
2. Exsúlta fília Síon [Graduale Romanum p.32]
3. Exsúlta fília Síon [Gregorian Missal p.197]
4. Exsúlta fília Síon (chant)
5. Exsúlta fília Síon by various composers
Mass settings:
1. Mass VIII (De angelis) [Liber usualis, p.37-40]
2. Mass VIII (De angelis) [Graduale Romanum, p.28-31 in back of book]
3. Mass II (Kyrie fons bonitatis) [Liber usualis, p.37-40]
4. Mass II (Kyrie fons bonitatis) [Graduale Romanum, p.8-11 in back of book]
5. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
6. Mass VIII (De angelis)
7. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
8. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
9. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)

Other liturgical music

Asperges me [Liber usualis, p.11]
Asperges me Graduale Romanum, p.707
Asperges me Gregorian Missal (2010), p.84
Asperges me Corpus Christi Watershed

Hymns

A Great and Mighty Wonder (ICEL #13, CHB #11, EH #18)
A Radiant Light Has Come [tune: Saint Michael] from Introit Hymns #7 (Christoph Tietze)
All My Heart This Night Rejoices (CH #228, ICEL #14, CHB #14, EH #32)
From East to West, from Shore to Shore (HH #39, VII #335)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (AH #326, CH #224, ICEL #19, PMB #39, WIII #383, CHB #20, SMH #539, EH #40, VII #233, LCH #23)
How Brightly Beams the Morning Star (CD #815, WIII #390, HH #55, CH #214, CHB #45, EH #329)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (AH #333, CH #198, HPSC #249, ICEL #24, PMB #27, WIII #386, CHB #27, SMH #668/9, EH #21, LCH #16)
Silent Night (AH #338, CBW #455, CH #226, HPSC #295, ICEL #29, PMB #22, WIII #379, CHB #35, SMH #747, EH #33, VII #331, LCH #27)
The Living Light of Heaven (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
Thou Who Wast Rich (CD #810)
Wexford Carol (CH #205, SMH #325)

AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press

CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.

CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press

CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers

EH = The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal), used by many Anglican Use Roman Catholic parishes

HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.

HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent

ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.

LCH = Lumen Christi Hymnal, Illuminare Publications

PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.

SEC = Saint Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal, Corpus Christi Watershed

SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal – 4th Edition 2011, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN

WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.

Choral Music

Benedictus qui venit (Johannes Brahms, Jacob Handl, Orlando di Lasso, Alonso Lobo, Philippe Rogier, August Söderman, Francisco Valls)
Et incarnatus est (Calvert Shenk)
Gloria III Canon (Jacques Berthier) Music from Taizé [GIA Publications]
Dies sanctificatus (Palestrina / Siebert)
Hodie Christus natus est (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1
Hodie Christus natus est (William Grabbe)
Of the Father's Love Begotten (Andrew Motyka)
Personent hodie from Hymn Trilogy 1 (Harry McMurray)
Lux fulgebit (Gregorian chant) Proper Introit [Liber usualis p.403]
Psallite unigenito (Michael Praetorius / Thomas Vozzella)
Puer natus in Bethlehem from Eight Liturgical Rounds (Heath Morber)
Shepherds, What Is This Lovely Fragrance? (Gregory Hamilton)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Greene, Brumby, Penkala)
Two Christmas Anthems (Colin Brumby)
Unto Us a Boy Is Born! (Colin Brumby)
When Christ Was Born of Mary Free (J. William Greene)

Organ Music

Carol-Prelude: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Robert Elmore) [American Organ Music, Vol 2 - Sacred Music Press]
Communion on Saint Louis (Mahlon Balderston) [Organist's Companion, November 2001]
Fantasy on God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (W.T. Best) [Joyce Jones Christmas Collection - Bradley Publ]
From Heaven Above (Wilbur Held) [Six Carol Settings - Concordia 97-4985]
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Wilbur Held) [Six Carol Settings - Concordia 97-4985]
In dulci jubilo from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
Noel sur les flutes (L.C. Daquin)
Partita on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Grace Schwanda) [Organist's Companion, December 1985]
Pastorale on Ebeling (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]
Pastorale on Silent Night (Jack Goode) [Organist's Companion, December 1987]
Prelude and Introit from Messe basse (Camil van Hulse)
Prelude & Postlude on Jesu Redemptor omnium (Jonathan Hellerman)
Prelude on Silent Night (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Consoliere VI-4 - World Library Publ]
Prelude on Stille Nacht (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]
Puer natus est (Dom Paul Benoit) from Esquisses liturgiques [J. Fischer & Bros.]
Saint Louis (Lewis H. Redner) [American Hymns and Carols of the Nineteenth Century - Abingdon]
Silent Night (Dudley Buck) [Joyce Jones Christmas Collection - Bradley Publ]
Silent Night (Michael Fontana) [Organist's Companion, November 1993]
Silent Night (Wilbur Held) [A Nativity Suite - Concordia 97-4461]
Silent Night (Joseph Lowe) [Organist's Companion, November 1989]
Silent Night, Holy Night (Robert J. Powel) [Organist's Companion, December 1983]
Stille Nacht from Seven Preludes for the Church Year (Donna Robertson)
Tucket and Variants for God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Kevin Norris) [Organist's Companion, December 1980]
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her (Johann Pachelbel)
What Is This Lovely Fragrance? (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set II - Morning Star Music Publ 10-101]
Wie schön leuchtet from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)

Psalm numbering is according to the Latin Vulgate Bible.

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