Music Suggestions
The Third Sunday of Advent [Gaudete Sunday] (A)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Gaudete in Domino [Graduale Romanum, p.21]
2. Gaudete in Domino [Gregorian Missal, p.174]
3. Gaudete in Domino (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.334] Proper Introit for Advent III -- origin of the name Gaudete Sunday
4. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum from either of the two Masses for Advent [Graduale simplex, pp.53-63]
5. Rejoice in the Lord always [Simple English Propers (Adam Bartlett) p.9 / CMAA]
6. Rejoice in the Lord always [Simple Choral Gradual (Richard Rice) p.7 / CMAA]
7. Rejoice in the Lord always [Lumen Christi Missal (Adam Bartlett) p.905 / Illuminare Publications]
8. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Henry Purcell) [E.C. Shirmer]
9. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Healey Willan) [Concordia]
10. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (John Redford) [Novello]
11. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Chris Mueller, John Sheppard)
12. Rejoice in the Lord always [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.6, Mode 1 / OCP]
13. Rejoice in the Lord always [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.22-24]
14. Rejoice in the Lord always [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.6, with Psalm 85[84] / Liturgical Press]
15. Rejoice in the Lord always [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #142, with Psalm 85 / Illuminare Publications]
16. Let the clouds rain down the Just One [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.7, with Psalm 19 / Liturgical Press]
17. Rejoice in the Lord always [Mass Propers for Advent (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 80]
18. Come, Rejoice in God Our King [tune: Gaudeamus pariter] from Introit Hymns #3 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. (A/C) Qui sedes Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.569]
2. (A/C) Qui sedes Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.176]
3. Qui sedes Domine (Dmitri Bortniansky)
4. Choose one Psalmus responsorius from either of the two Masses for Advent [Graduale simplex, pp.53-63]
5. I was glad when they said to me [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.8, with Psalm 122 / Liturgical Press]
6. Chabanel Psalmody
7. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
8. Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Excita Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Excita Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.176]
3. Alleluia, give ear, O shepherd of Israel [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.8-9, with Psalm 80 / Liturgical Press]
4. Choose one Alleluia from either of the two Masses for Advent [Graduale simplex, pp.53-63]
Offertory:
1. Benedixisti Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Benedixisti Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.178]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium from either of the two Masses for Advent [Graduale simplex, pp.53-63]
4. Benedixisti Domine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
5. O Lord, you have blessed your land [Simple English Propers (Adam Bartlett) p.10 / CMAA]
6. You forgave the guilt of your people [Simple Choral Gradual (Richard Rice) p.8 / CMAA]
7. You have blessed, O Lord, your land [Lumen Christi Missal (Adam Bartlett) p.906 / Illuminare Publications]
8. O Lord, you have favored your land [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.24-27]
9. You have blessed, O Lord, your land [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #143, with Psalm 85 / Illuminare Publications]
10. Say to those whose hearts are frightened [Mass Propers for Advent (Penkala) p.3, with Psalm 25]
11. Hail Mary, full of grace [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.10, with Psalm 24 / Liturgical Press]
Communion:
1. Dicite: Pusillanimes [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Dicite: Pusillanimes [Gregorian Missal, p.179]
3. Choose one Antiphona ad communionem from either of the two Masses for Advent [Graduale simplex, pp.53-63]
4. Dicite: Pusillanimes [Communio, p.52 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
5. Say: Take courage [Simple English Propers (Adam Bartlett) p.11 / CMAA]
6. Say to the nations: be strong [Simple Choral Gradual (Richard Rice) p.9 / CMAA]
7. Say: Take courage [Choral Communio (Richard Rice) p.6 / Hostia Laudis Co]
8. Say to the faint of heart [Lumen Christi Missal (Adam Bartlett) p.906 / Illuminare Publications]
9. Take courage, and do not fear [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
10. Say to the faint of heart [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.6, Mode 7 / OCP]
11. Say to the faint of heart [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.27-29]
12. Say to the faint of heart [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.7, with Isaiah 35 / Liturgical Press]
13. Say to the faint of heart [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #144, with Isaiah 35 / Illuminare Publications]
14. Lord, you have blessed your land [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.10, with Psalm 85 / Liturgical Press]
15. Say to the faint of heart [Mass Propers for Advent (Penkala) p.5, with Psalm 85]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Mass XVII (Adventus et Quadragesimae)
2. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
3. Missa Deus Genitor alme (Harry McMurray)

Other liturgical music

Blessed Be the Lord (Robert Kreutz)
Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (Gary Penkala)
Emmanuel: An Advent Processional (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
Making Music to Thy Name: Volume 1 [Advent] (Gary Penkala) easy 2 and 3-part hymn accompaniments
Mass Propers of Advent (Gary Penkala)
Missa XII - Orbis factor (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 4
Missa XVII - Adventus et quadragesimæ (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 4
Psalm 25 (Christopher Bord)
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

Hark, the Glad Sound! (ICEL #5, CHB #5, CH #177, SMH #557, EH #7)
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (AH #303, CBW #443, CH #182, HH #14, HPSC #271, ICEL #9, WIII #356, CHB #9, SMH #699, EH #10, VII #229, LCH #7)
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (HPSC #287, HH #7, SMH #730, EH #4)
The Great Forerunner of the Morn (WIII #697, ICEL #209, HH #263, HPSC #323, LCH #144)
The Voice of God Goes Out through All the Earth (WIII #358, HPSC #336, CBW #639, HH #24)
When the King Shall Come Again (WIII #355)

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.

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

VII = Vatican II Hymnal, Corpus Christi Watershed

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

Choral Music

Behold, I Send My Messenger (Healey Willan)
Blessed Be the Lord (Robert Kreutz)
Confortamini (Orlando di Lasso) [Concordia]
Emmanuel: An Advent Processional (Gary Penkala)
Gaudete in Domino (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.334] Proper Introit for Advent III -- origin of the name Gaudete Sunday
Lo, in the Time Appointed (Healey Willan)
Magnificat (Jacques Berthier / Taize Community) from Worship III #553
Magnificat (Gregorian chant, tone 6) from ICEL Resource Collection #115
Matin Responsory (adapted from Palestrina) from Carols for Choirs II [Oxford]
O Heavenly Word from Christmas Triptych (Robert Jordahl)
Say to Them That Are of A Fearful Heart (Everett Titcomb) [Carl Fisher]
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Greene, Brumby, Penkala)
The Promise of Advent (J. William Greene)
The Wilderness (Samuel Wesley)
Veni Domine (Aurelio Profiri)
Veni Jesu (Luigi Cherubini)

Organ Music

Advent Prelude on Merton (Edward G. Mead) [Consoliere VI-4 - World Library Publ]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Johannes Brahms)
Four Advent Chorales for Flute and Harpsichord [or Organ] (Stephen McManus)
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Georg Böhm)
Fuga sopra Magnificat (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
Gaudeamus pariter (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, April 1984]
Gottes Sohn ist kommen (J.S. Bach)
Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (J.G. Walther) from 80 Chorale Preludes, Peters
Magnificat du deuxieme ton (Nicolas Lebegue)
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (J.G. Walther) [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford]
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein (J.S. Bach, Matthias Weckmann)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel from Three Preludes for the Christmas Cycle (Robert Farrell)
Prelude on Bristol (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes for Organ, Set II - Peters]
Prelude on Winchester New (Malcolm Archer)

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

Today's rose-colored vestments speak of the great anticipation with which this Sunday points to the coming celebration of Christmas. The rose candle of the Advent wreath, the Latin title for the day, Gaudete (Rejoice), the proper Introit beginning "Gaudete in Domino" (Rejoice in the Lord) — all these are marvelous symbols to include in this special liturgy.

Music SuggestionsThe Third Sunday of Advent [Gaudete Sunday] (A)