Music Suggestions
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Exaudi Domine vocem meam [Graduale Romanum, p.291]
2. Exaudi Domine vocem meam [Gregorian Missal, p.477]
3. Exaudi Domine (Giovanni Paolo Cima)
4. Domine exaudi vocem (David Thoman)
5. Choose one Antiphona ad introitum and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
6. Hearken, O Lord, unto my voice [Simple English Propers, p.226 (Adam Bartlett)]
7. Lord, hear my voice when I call [Simple Choral Gradual, p.169 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. O Lord, hear my voice [Lumen Christi Missal, p.939 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
9. O Lord, hear my voice [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.56, Mode 4 / OCP]
10. O Lord, hear my voice [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.508-511]
11. O Lord, hear my voice [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.126, with Psalm 27[26] / Liturgical Press]
12. O Lord, hear my voice [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #263, with Psalm 27 / Illuminare Publications]
13. O Lord, hear my voice [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.1, with Psalm 63]
14. Choose one Entrance Antiphon and Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
15. My Voice Has Called to You [tune: Erhalt uns Herr] from Introit Hymns 47 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. (A/C) Protector noster [Graduale Romanum, p.292]
2. (A/C) Protector noster [Gregorian Missal, p.478]
3. (A/C) Protector noster (Carl Ludwig Drobisch)
4. Choose one Psalmus responsorius from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. Choose one Responsorial Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
6. Chabanel Psalmody
7. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Domine, in virtute tua [Graduale Romanum, p.292]
2. Domine, in virtute tua [Gregorian Missal, p.479]
3. Domine, in virtute tua (Michael Haller, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
4. Choose one Alleluia or Psalmus alleluiaticus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. Choose one Alleluia or Alleluia Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
Offertory:
1. Benedicam Dominum [Graduale Romanum, p.293]
2. Benedicam Dominum [Gregorian Missal, p.480]
3. Benedicam Dominum (Orlando di Lasso, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
4. Choose one Antiphona ad offertorium and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
5. I will bless the Lord [Simple English Propers, p.227 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. I will bless the Lord [Simple Choral Gradual, p.170 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of those suggested in #144-157 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.945-949 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. I will bless the Lord [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.512-514]
9. I will bless the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #290, with Psalm 16 / Illuminare Publications]
10. Choose one Offertory Antiphon from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
11. I will bless the Lord [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.4, with Psalm 27]
Communion:
1. Unam petii a Domino [Graduale Romanum, p.294]
2. Unam petii a Domino [Gregorian Missal, p.480]
3. Unam petii a Domino (William Byrd)
4. Unam petii a Domino [Communio, p.278 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
5. Choose one Antiphona ad communionem and Psalmus from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [Graduale simplex, pp.215-252]
6. One thing have I asked [Simple English Propers, p.228 (Adam Bartlett)]
7. One thing I ask of the Lord [Choral Communio, p.124 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
8. One thing I seek [Simple Choral Gradual, p.171 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
9. Father, keep in your name [Simple Choral Gradual, p.172 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
10. Choose one Communion Antiphon from any of those suggested in #158-186 [Lumen Christi Missal, pp.949-956 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
11. One thing I ask of the Lord [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
12. There is one thing I ask of the Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.57, Mode 5 / OCP]
13. Holy Father, keep in your name [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.57, Mode 5 / OCP]
14. There is one thing I ask of the Lord [The Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.515-517]
15. There is one thing I ask of the Lord [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.127, with Psalm 84[83] / Liturgical Press]
16. There is one thing I ask of the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #306, with Psalm 27 / Illuminare Publications]
17. Choose one Communion Antiphon and Psalm from any of the eight Masses for Ordinary Time [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.148-182 / Liturgical Press]
18. There is one thing I ask of the Lord [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 34]
19. Holy Father, keep in your name [Mass Propers for Ordinary Time / Summer (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 34]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
2. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
3. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
4. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
5. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
6. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
7. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
8. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
9. Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)

Other liturgical music

Blessed Be the Lord from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)
Gloria Vaticana (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Let All the Earth Cry Out to the Lord (Somerville) [WLP]
May Christ Be Our Life from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)
Pastoral Processional (Gary Penkala)
Processional Psalm (Richard Proulx) [GIA Publications]
Psalm for Communion: Taste and See (David O'Donnell)
The Loyal Sheep from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Michael Dudis)
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)
We Should Glory in the Cross from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (WIII #586)
Christian, Do You Hear the Lord? (WIII #594, CH #448, SMH #476)
Come, You Sinners, Poor and Needy (WIII #756)
Forgive Our Sins (WIII #754, CBW #684)
God of All Mercy (HPSC #168)
God of Mercy and Compassion (CHB #51, CH #449)
Great God of Mercy (WIII #746)
Have Mercy, Lord, on Us (ICEL #44, WIII #753, PMB #196, HH #82, CH #250, SMH #559)
Jesus Shall Reign (ICEL #101, WIII #492, HH #253, PMB #107, CH #508, CHB #231, SMH #596, EH #542, LCH #95)
Lord Jesus, As We Turn from Sin (HPSC #213, HH #63, CH #241, SMH #620)
My Song Is Love Unknown (CH #258, HH #90, WIII #439, CHB #65, SMH #635, LCH #47)
O for A Heart to Praise My God (WIII #591, EH #414)
O God, beyond All Praising (WIII #579, HH #199, SMH #659, LCH #89)
O Sun of Justice (WIII #424, HPSC #264, HH #71)
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (WIII #530, HPSC #279, ICEL #242, CBW #650, PMB #123, AH #611, CHB #258, CH #513, SMH #716, EH #282, VII #216, LCH #80)
Praise to the Lord (WIII #547, ICEL #245, HPSC #284, CH #592, PMB #122, CBW #653, AH #612, CHB #110, SMH #721, EH #279, VII #205, LCH #79)
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (WIII #595, ICEL #52, PMB #54, AH #613, CH #535, CHB #268, SMH #791, EH #304, LCH #122)
Your Love, O God, Has All the World Created (WIII #638)

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

A Rose Touched by the Sun's Warm Rays (Jean Berger)
Anima Christi (Calvert Shenk)
Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Ippolitov-Ivanov)
Cast Me Not Away from Thy Presence (Samuel Wesley) [Novello]
God Was in Jesus (Johannes Herbst) [Boosey & Hawkes]
Hear the Faithful Word of God (Heinrich Schütz)
Humbly I Adore Thee (J. David Hart)
In Heavenly Love Abiding (Felix Mendelssohn)
In spiritu humilitatis (Calvert Shenk)
Magnificat in C (Ronald Turner)
Misericordia Domini (G.O. Pitoni)
My Song Shall Be Alway (Godfrey Sampson)
O Lord, My God, to Thee(Jacques Arcadelt)
Tantum ergo sacramentum (Christopher Bord)
Turn Thy Face from My Sins (Thomas Attwood)
Wash Me Thoroughly (S.S. Wesley)

Organ Music

Ach Gott und Herr (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245] [Neumeister Collection - Yale University Press]
Ach Gott und Herr (F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg]
Ach Gott und Herr (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Organist's Companion, June 1986]
Ach Gott und Herr (Karl Wolfrum) [Organist's Companion, May 1993]
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder (J.S. Bach) [Neumeister Collection - Yale University Press]
Adagio (Tommaso Albinoni)
Andante cantabile from Symphony No.4 (Charles-Marie Widor)
Chaconne for Flute or Violin and Organ (André Campra, ed. Gary Penkala)
Chorale Prelude on Lobe den Herren (John Hebden Schaffner) [Organist's Companion, May 1999]
Ciacone in F (Johann Pachelbel)
Draw Us to Thee (J.G. Walther) [Parish Organist, Parts 1 & 8 - Concordia]
Echo Fantasia (J.P. Sweelinck)
Elévation (Marcel Dupré)
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott (J.S. Bach) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, July 1993]
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott (J.N. Hanff) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, January 2002]
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott (J.L. Krebs) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott (J.G. Walther) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Fanfare on Lauda anima (Robert Hughes) [Organist, January 1982]
Fantasia in b minor; (J.S. Bach)
Grave (G.B. Martini)
Have Mercy upon Me, O Lord (J.S. Bach) [Parish Organist, Part 10: Funeral Music - Concordia]
Hymn Prelude on In Babilone (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension & Pentecost - Flammer]
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Liebster Jesu (George Lachenauer) [Organist's Companion, May 1996]
Liebster Jesu (David Polley) [Organist's Companion, June 1985]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (J.S. Bach) [Orgelbüchlein] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Carl Kuntze) [Organist's Companion, January 1998]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (J.C.H. Rinck) [Organist's Companion, October 1984]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Randall Thompson) [24 Chorale Preludes, 4 Inventions & a Fugue - E.C. Schirmer]
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, May 1990]
Lobe den Herren (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Lobe den Herren (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co] [Anthologia pro organo IV - Schott Frères]
Meditation on Saint Columba (Edward G. Mead) [Consoliere VII-2 - World Library Publ]
Music royale (Michel Richard Delalande)
Partita on Lobe den Herren (Don Freudenberg) [Organist's Companion, June 1986]
Partita on Mit freuden zart (Gerhard Krapf) [Concordia 97-4689]
Partita on Nicæa (Charles Callahan) [Morning Star Music Publ]
Partita on Nicæa (Kathleen Scheide) [Organist's Companion, May 1996]
Pastorale on Trinity (Richard Proulx) [Consoliere V-2]
Postlude on In Babilone (Gordon Young) [Collage for Organ - Flammer HF-5011]
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (J.L. Adam) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
Praise to the Lord (Calvin Hampton) [Organist's Companion, October 1986]
Praise to the Lord (Paul Manz) [Five Improvisations for Wedding and General Use - Morning Star Music Publ 10-850]
Praise to the Lord (Friederich Zipp) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
Processional (Martin Shaw)
Saint Columba (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, July 2001]
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (David Brensinger) [Organist's Companion, March 1995]
Toccata in g minor (Pasquet)
Toccata on God of Our Fathers (Craig Penfield) [Organist's Companion, September 1994]
Toccata on Lobe den Herren (Gordon Young) [Five Toccatas - Flammer HF-5009]
Variations on In Babilone (Raymond Haan) [Flammer]
Variations on Liebster Jesu (J.C.H. Rinck)
Vitrail / Stained Glass (Henri Mulet)
With High Delight (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

During summer Ordinary Time, when many weddings occur, we will review the musical elements of the marriage ceremony. Engaged couples and the congregation also will benefit from a deeper understanding of these principles. Parishes have permission to duplicate for their use the material in these "Liturgical Hints & Ideas" sections.

Music at the Marriage Ceremony

One of the most joyful sacramental celebrations, Marriage may certainly be enhanced with the choice of appropriate, noble and joyful music. CanticaNOVA Publications offers many ideas for wedding music on our Liturgical Planning Pages:

Wedding Music suggestions

Over the next few weeks we'll take a close look at the various musical elements of the Marriage Ceremony.

Music SuggestionsEleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)