Music Suggestions
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (A)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Vocem iucunditatis annuntiate [Graduale Romanum, p.229]
2. Vocem iucunditatis annuntiate [Gregorian Missal, p.374]
3. Cantate Domino canticum novum [Graduale simplex, p.172]
4. Cantate Domino (Giovanni Francesco Anerio. Dietrich Buxtehude, Giovanni Croce, Johann Crüger, Daniel Friderici, Robert Führer, Adam Gumpelzhaimer, Hans Leo Hassler, David Millard, Claudio Monteverdi, Giuseppe Pitoni, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
5. Spread the news with a voice of joy [Simple English Propers, p.127 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. Speak out with a voice of joy [Simple Choral Gradual, p.108 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Proclaim a joyful sound [Lumen Christi Missal, p.931 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. Come, Spread the News with Shouts of Joy [tune: Lasst uns erfreuen] from Introit Hymns #27 (Christoph Tietze)
9. Sing to the Lord a new-made song (Charles William Hempel)
10. Proclaim a joyful sound [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.37, Mode 3 / OCP]
11. Proclaim a joyful sound [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.365-367 / Ignatius Press]
12. Proclaim a joyful sound [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.86, with Psalm 66[65] / Liturgical Press]
13. Proclaim a joyful sound [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #237, with Psalm 66 / Illuminare Publications]
14. Sing a new song to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.111, with Psalm 98 / Liturgical Press]
15. Proclaim a joyful sound [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.3, with Psalm 118]
Alleluia I (Responsorial Psalm):
1. (A) Alleluia. Surrexit Christus [Graduale Romanum, p.230]
2. (A) Alleluia. Surrexit Christus [Gregorian Missal, p.375]
3. Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.173]
4. Alleluia, Confitemini Domino (Giovanni Paolo Cima, Alessandro Costantini, Jean Mouton, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Ascanio Trombetti)
5. Psalm 107: O give thanks to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.112 / Liturgical Press]
6. Chabanel Psalmody
7. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Alleluia II (Gospel Acclamation):
1. (A) Alleluia. Non vos relinquam [Graduale Romanum, p.242]
2. (A) Alleluia. Non vos relinquam [Gregorian Missal, p.389]
3. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.174]
4. Alleluia, O give thanks to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.113, with Psalm 107 / Liturgical Press]
Offertory:
1. Benedicite gentes Dominum [Graduale Romanum, p.231]
2. Benedicite gentes Dominum [Gregorian Missal, p.378]
3. Iubilate Deo in voce [Graduale simplex, p.175]
4. O nations, bless the Lord our God [Simple English Propers, p.128 (Adam Bartlett)]
5. O peoples, bless our God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.109 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. O peoples, bless the Lord our God [Lumen Christi Missal, p.932 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
7. O bless the Lord our God [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.368-371 / Ignatius Press]
8. O peoples, bless the Lord our God [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #238, with Psalm 66 / Illuminare Publications]
9. Cry out to God with joy [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 47 / Liturgical Press]
10. Bless our God, you peoples [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 136]
Communion:
1. (A) Non vos relinquam orphanos [Graduale Romanum, p.232]
2. (A) Non vos relinquam orphanos [Gregorian Missal, p.379]
3. Cantate Domino, et benedicite [Graduale simplex, p.176]
4. (A) Non vos relinquam orphanos [Communio, p.164]
5. (A) I will not leave you orphans [Simple English Propers, p.130 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. (A) I will not leave you orphans [Choral Communio, p.68 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
7. If you love me, keep my commandments [Simple Choral Gradual, p.110 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. I will not leave you orphans [Lumen Christi Missal, p.932 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
9. If you love me, keep my commandments [Lumen Christi Missal, p.932 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
10. (A) I will not leave you orphans [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
11. If you love me, keep my commandments [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.38, Mode 1 / OCP]
12. If you love me, keep my commandments [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.372-374 / Ignatius Press]
13. If you love me, keep my commandments [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.87, with Psalm 25[24] / Liturgical Press]
14. I will not leave you orphans [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #239, with Psalm 122 / Illuminare Publications]
15. If you love me, keep my commandments [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #240, with Psalm 25 / Illuminare Publications]
16. O sing to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 96 / Liturgical Press]
17. If you love me, keep my commandments [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.11, with Psalm 66]
Mass settings:
1. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
2. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
3. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk)
4. Missa I – Lux et origo (Gregorian chant) [Graduale Romanum, p.710]
5. Missa I – Lux et origo (Gregorian chant) [Graduale simplex, p.75]
6. Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
7. Paschal Gloria (J. William Greene)

Other liturgical music

Canticle of the Lamb (Rev. John-Mark Missio)
Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (Gary Penkala)
Gloria Vaticana (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
I Saw Water Flowing (Alex Hill)
Mass Propers for Eastertide (Gary Penkala)
Paschal Gloria (J. William Greene)
Psalm 118 (Christopher Bord)
Renaissance Alleluia (Gary Penkala)
Saint Patrick Alleluia (Stephen McManus)
Serve God in Love from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)
Tantum ergo: A Processional (Gary Penkala)
Te Deum: We Praise You, O God (J. William Greene)
This Day Was Made by the Lord (Christopher Walker) [Oregon Catholic Press]
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Vidi aquam (Gregorian chant) Proper chant for Sprinkling Rite [Liber usualis, p.12] — or — [Booklet of Chant, Volume 3]

Hymns

All Ye Peoples, Bless the Lord (HPSC #109, SMH #421)
Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen (CBW #497, CH #328, ICEL #109, PMB #77, WIII #450, SMH #449, VII #248, LCH #65)
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again (ICEL #69, CBW #498, CH #286, CHB #75, SMH #473)
Now the Green Blade Rises (WIII #453, PMB #66, HH #114, CBW #502, CH #291, CHB #81, SMH #642)
O Praise Ye the Lord (HPSC #259, CBW #649, WIII #539, ICEL #238, CD #906, CHB #253)
O Queen of Heaven (WIII #443, PMB #67)
One in Joyful Songs of Praise (PMB #72)
This Is the Lord's Day (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
We Give Immortal Praise (HPSC #345)

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

Alleluia (Sr. Edith Scholl)
Easter Psalm (Gary Penkala)
Glorify the Lord (J.P. Sweelinck) [Summy]
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless (William Byrd, Everett Titcomb)
If Ye Love Me; (Thomas Tallis, Healey Willan)
Jubilate (Egil Hovland) [Augsburg]
O Be Joyful (Healey Willan, Benjamin Rogers)
O Sing Joyfully (Adrian Batten)
O Sing unto the Lord a New Song (Healey Willan) [Peters]
Praise God, Ye Lands (Heinrich Schütz) [Concordia]
Regina caeli laetare (Gregor Aichinger / Angelini)
Regina caeli (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.278] — or — [CNP Booklet of Chant, Volume 2]
Regina caeli (Antonio Lotti)
Regina caeli laetare (Adam Taylor)
See, the Conquering Hero Comes (G.F. Handel)
Sing a New Song (Johann Pachelbel) [Hinshaw]
Sing to Our God (arr. Eugene Butler)
Vocem jucunditatis (Gregorian chant) Proper Introit for 6 Easter [Liber usualis p.830]

Organ Music

Ave Maria from Two Chant Meditations (Kevin Waters SJ)
Awake, My Heart, with Gladness (Wilbur Held) from Six Preludes on Easter Hymns [Concordia 97-5330]
Awake, My Heart, with Gladness (Camil van Hulse) [Seven Preludes on Hymns for Easter - Concordia 97-1390]
Awake, My Heart, with Gladness (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Easter Season, Set I - Morning Star Music Publ 10-402]
Awake, My Heart, with Gladness (Rudolph Moser) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
Christ Is Arisen (Camil van Hulse) [Seven Preludes on Hymns for Easter - Concordia 97-1390]
Christ Is Arisen (Samuel Scheidt) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
Christ ist erstanden (Heinrich Bach) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Christ ist erstanden (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Christ ist erstanden (Hans Buchner) [Organist's Companion, March 1990]
Christ ist erstanden (J.K.F. Fischer) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Concerto for Organ and Strings (Michael J. Starke)
Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
Prelude and Fugue in D Major (J.S. Bach)
Prelude on Awake, My Heart, with Gladness (Paul Manz) from Improvisations for the Easter Season [Morning Star Music Publishers #10-402]
Regina cæli (Hermann Schroeder) from Die Marianischen Antiphonen [Edition Schott #4538]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

The month of May is an opportunity to explore the Marian influence on music and liturgy. Many great pieces exist which recognize Mary within the context of the Easter season. Paramount among these is the Latin text Regina coeli laetare (Queen of heaven, rejoice). Use this in its various forms: chant, choral, organ, hymn (note English translation, "Be Joyful, Mary").

Music SuggestionsThe Sixth Sunday of Easter (A)