Music Suggestions
The Fifth Sunday of Easter (C)
Liturgical Music
Official texts
- Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
- Cantate Domino canticum novum [Graduale Romanum, p.225]
- Cantate Domino canticum novum [Gregorian Missal, p.368]
- Cantate Domino canticum novum [Graduale simplex, p.172]
- 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)
- Sing to the Lord a new song [Simple English Propers, p.122 (Adam Bartlett)]
- Sing to the Lord a new song [Simple Choral Gradual, p.105 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- O sing a new song to the Lord [Lumen Christi Missal, p.930 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- O Sing a New Song to the Lord [tune: Saint Magnus] from Introit Hymns #26 (Christoph Tietze)
- Sing to the Lord a new-made song (Charles William Hempel)
- O sing a new song to the Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.36, Mode 6 / OCP]
- O sing a new song to the Lord [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.356-358 / Ignatius Press]
- O sing a new song to the Lord [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.84, with Psalm 98[97] / Liturgical Press]
- O sing a new song to the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #234, with Psalm 98 / Illuminare Publications]
- Sing a new song to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.111, with Psalm 98 / Liturgical Press]
- O sing a new song to the Lord [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.3, with Psalm 118]
- Alleluia I (Responsorial Psalm):
- Alleluia. Dextera Dei [Graduale Romanum, p.226]
- Alleluia. Dextera Dei [Gregorian Missal, p.369]
- Alleluia, Confitemini Domino (Giovanni Paolo Cima, Alessandro Costantini, Jean Mouton, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Ascanio Trombetti)
- Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.173]
- Psalm 107: O give thanks to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.112 / Liturgical Press]
- Chabanel Psalmody
- Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
- Alleluia II (Gospel Acclamation):
- Alleluia. Christus resurgens [Graduale Romanum, p.226]
- Alleluia. Christus resurgens [Gregorian Missal, p.370]
- Christus resurgens (William Byrd, Orlando di Lasso, Peter Philips, Jean Richafort)
- Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.174]
- Alleluia, O give thanks to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.113, with Psalm 107 / Liturgical Press]
- Offertory:
- Iubilate Deo universa terra [Graduale Romanum, p.227]
- Iubilate Deo universa terra [Gregorian Missal, p.371]
- Jubilate Deo (Adriano Banchieri, Guillaume Bouzignac, Orlando di Lasso, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Josquin des Prez, Heinrich Schütz, Ascanio Trombetti)
- Iubilate Deo in voce [Graduale simplex, p.175]
- Shout joyfully to God, all the earth [Simple English Propers, p.123 (Adam Bartlett)]
- Cry out with joy to God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.106 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- Cry out with joy to God [Lumen Christi Missal, p.931 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- Shout with joy to God [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.359-361 / Ignatius Press]
- Cry out with joy to God [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #235, with Psalm 66 / Illuminare Publications]
- Cry out to God with joy [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 47 / Liturgical Press]
- Shout joyfully to God, all you the earth [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 136]
- Communion:
- (B/C) Ego sum vitis vera [Graduale Romanum, p.228]
- (B/C) Ego sum vitis vera [Gregorian Missal, p.373]
- Cantate Domino, et benedicite [Graduale simplex, p.176]
- Ego sum vitis vera (Anthony Corvaia)
- (B/C) Ego sum vitis vera [Communio, p.88]
- (B/C) I am the true vine [Simple English Propers, p.125 (Adam Bartlett)]
- (B/C) I am the true vine [Choral Communio, p.66 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
- I am the vine [Simple Choral Gradual, p.107 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
- (B/C) I am the true vine [Lumen Christi Missal, p.931 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
- I am the vine, you are the branches [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
- I am the true vine [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.37, Mode 8 / OCP]
- I am the true vine [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.362-364 / Ignatius Press]
- I am the true vine [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.85, with Psalm 80[79] / Liturgical Press]
- I am the true vine [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #236, with Psalm 80 / Illuminare Publications]
- O sing to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 96 / Liturgical Press]
- Christ Is the Vine (Gary Penkala)
- I am the true vine [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.11, with Psalm 66]
- Mass settings:
- Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
- Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
- Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk)
- Missa I – Lux et origo (Gregorian chant) [Graduale Romanum, p.710]
- Missa I – Lux et origo (Gregorian chant) [Graduale simplex, p.75]
- Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
- Paschal Gloria (J. William Greene)
Other liturgical music
- Adoro te devote: A Communion Processional (Gary Penkala)
- Blessed Be God (James Chepponis) [GIA Publications]
- Chant Booklet, Volume 4 (ed. Chris Bord)
- Christ Is the Vine (Gary Penkala)
- Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
- Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (Gary Penkala)
- Ego sum vitis vera (Anthony Corvaia Jr)
- Give Thanks to the Lord (Paul French)
- Gloria Vatican (Gary Penkala)
- Gospel Fanfare for Easter Morning (James Biery) [GIA Publications]
- Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
- Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
- Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
- I Saw Water Flowing (Alex Hill)
- I Saw Water Flowing (Matthew Koraus)
- Let All the Earth (Christopher Willcock) [OCP]
- Like a Deer That Longs (John E. Sittard)
- Lumen Christi (Richard J. Clark)
- Mass Propers for Eastertide (Gary Penkala)
- Music for the Sprinkling Rite (Colin Brumby)
- My Shepherd Is the Lord (Joseph Gelineau)
- Out of Darkness (Christopher Walker) [Oregon Catholic Press]
- Paschal Gloria (J. William Greene)
- Processional Alleluia (Howard Hughes SM) [GIA Publications]
- Psalm 118 (Christopher Bord)
- Renaissance Alleluia (Gary Penkala)
- Saint Patrick Alleluia (Stephen McManus)
- 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]
- Water Music: for the Sprinkling Rite (Horst Buchholz)
Hymns
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (WIII #617, HPSC #128, ICEL #183, CBW #542, CH #485, AH #561, CHB #209, SMH #470, EH #384, VII #306, LCH #156)
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (WIII #463, HPSC #131, CBW #499, AH #415, CH #289, CHB #76, SMH #474/5, EH #95, VII #246, LCH #62)
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing (AH #419, CH #271, HH #124, CHB #78, SMH #545)
- Hail, O Once Despised Jesus (HPSC #175, EH #357)
- Hail Thee, Festival Day (AH #414, CBW #509, CH #274, HPSC #179, PMB #78, WIII #444, SMH #553, EH #86/102/107)
- He Is Risen (CH #285, EH #90)
- I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord (WIII #726, CBW #578)
- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (AH #410, CBW #500, CH #288, HPSC #201, ICEL #73, PMB #74, WIII #442, CHB #79, SMH #589, EH #85, VII #249, LCH #59)
- Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace (WIII #602, CH #612)
- O Lord, You Are My God and King (HPSC #252)
- O Love of God, How Strong and True (HPSC #254, SMH #674, HH #241)
- Rejoice, All Peoples, in the Lord (HPSC #288)
- Sing of Christ, Proclaim His Glory (HPSC #302)
- This Is the Day (PMB #65, HPSC #329, CBW #589, WIII #663)
- This Is the Lord's Day (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
- With High Delight (CD #827)
- 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 Choral Flourish (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (Jonathan Brannon)
- All Thy Works Praise Thee (W.S. Lloyd Webber)
- Cantate Domino canticum novum (Heinrich Schütz)
- Christ the Lord Is Risen (John Rutter)
- Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life (Harold Friedell)
- Easter Psalm (Gary Penkala)
- Ego sum vitis vera (Anthony Corvaia Jr)
- Exsultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
- Exsultate justi in Domine (Ludovico da Viadana, Adriano Banchieri)
- Finished the Strife of Battle Now (Steven Ottomanyi)
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing (Donna Robertson)
- Humbly I Adore Thee (J. David Hart)
- Laudamus te from Gloria in D (Vivaldi / Stultz) [Morning Star Music Publsihers]
- Misericordia Domini (G.O. Pitoni)
- Now Glad of Heart (Paul Langston) [Howard Publications]
- O Praise the Lord (Adam Gumpelzhaimer) [GIA Publications]
- Regina coeli laetare (Gregor Aichinger / Angelini)
- Regina coeli (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.278] — or — [CNP Booklet of Chant, Volume 2]
- Regina coeli (Antonio Lotti)
- Regina caeli (Adam Taylor)
- Rejoice in the Lord (Agostino Stefani) [Concordia]
- Salvation Is Created (Tschesnekoff)
- This Is the Day the Lord Has Made from Eight Liturgical Rounds (Heath Morber)
- This Joyful Eastertide (Alan Smith)
- Two Easter Anthems (Colin Brumby)
Organ Music
- Chorale Prelude (Healey Willan)
- Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Wilbur Held) [Six Preludes on Easter Hymns - Concordia]
- Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Easter Season, Set I - Morning Star Music Publ 10-402]
- Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands (Tobias Volckmar) [Parish Organist, Book 8 - Concordia 97-1404]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (J.S. Bach) [Orgelbüchlein] [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (Georg Böhm) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, March 1992]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (Dieterich Buxtehude) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (G.F. Kauffmann) [Organist's Companion, February 1986]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (J.L. Krebs) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (Johann Pachelbel) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, March 1993]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (Samuel Scheidt) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, March 2001]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (G.P. Telemann) [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford]
- Christ lag in Todesbanden (F.W. Zachau) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford] [Organist's Companion, April 1987 & March 2000]
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Sharon E. Rogers) [American Organ Music, Vol 2 - Sacred Music Press]
- Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
- Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
- Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag (J.G. Walther)
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Easter Season, Set I - Morning Star Music Publ 10-402]
- Hymn to Joy (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, August 1982]
- Introduction and Processional for the Wedding Day" (Gilbert Martin) [The Sacred Organ Folio - Lorenz Publ Co]
- Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
- Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
- Partita on Gelobt sei Gott (Theodore Ripper) [Organist's Companion, April 1987]
- Partita on Hymn to Joy (Charles Callahan) [Morning Star Music Publ]
- Postlude on Hymn to Joy (Gordon Young) [Seven Chorale Preludes]
- Prelude on Gelobt sei Gott (Paul Manz) from Ten Chorale Improvisations, Set V [Concordia #97-5257]
- Prelude on Hymn to Joy (Michael Burkhardt) [Morning Star Music Publ]
- Prelude on Rhosymedre (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
- Procession (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, August 1980]
- Processional on Hymn to Joy (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, August 1986]
- Toccata on Gelobet sei Gott (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, April 1986]
- Trumpet Air (Stanley Vann)
- Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Joseph Lowe) [Organist's Companion, June 1985]
- With High Delight (Charles Ore) from Eleven Compositions for Organ, Set II [Concordia 97-5385]
- Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (Jan Bender) [Parish Organist, Book 8 - Concordia 97-1404]
- Ye Sons and Daughters of the King (Camil van Hulse) [Seven Preludes on Hymns for Easter - Concordia 97-1390]
Liturgical Hints & Ideas
The Gospel readings for this and the following two Sundays come from Christ's "Farewell Discourse" at the Last Supper, sometimes called The Book of Glory. These offer a masterpiece for meditative reflection. Music for the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Sundays of Easter can reflect this mystic, contemplative atmosphere — chant, Latin, polyphony; all these are great vehicles for conveying transcendence.