Music Suggestions
The Fifth Sunday of Easter (A)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Cantate Domino canticum novum [Graduale Romanum, p.225]
2. Cantate Domino canticum novum [Gregorian Missal, p.368]
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. Sing to the Lord a new song [Simple English Propers, p.122 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. Sing to the Lord a new song [Simple Choral Gradual, p.105 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. O sing a new song to the Lord [Lumen Christi Missal, p.930 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. O Sing a New Song to the Lord [tune: Saint Magnus] from Introit Hymns #26 (Christoph Tietze)
9. Sing to the Lord a new-made song (Charles William Hempel)
10. O sing a new song to the Lord [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.36, Mode 6 / OCP]
11. O sing a new song to the Lord [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.356-358 / Ignatius Press]
12. O sing a new song to the Lord [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.84, with Psalm 98[97] / Liturgical Press]
13. O sing a new song to the Lord [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #234, with Psalm 98 / Illuminare Publications]
14. Sing a new song to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.111, with Psalm 98 / Liturgical Press]
15. O sing a new song to the Lord [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.3, with Psalm 118]
Alleluia I (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Alleluia. Dextera Dei [Graduale Romanum, p.226]
2. Alleluia. Dextera Dei [Gregorian Missal, p.369]
3. Alleluia, Confitemini Domino (Giovanni Paolo Cima, Alessandro Costantini, Jean Mouton, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Ascanio Trombetti)
4. Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.173]
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. Alleluia. Christus resurgens [Graduale Romanum, p.226]
2. Alleluia. Christus resurgens [Gregorian Missal, p.370]
3. Christus resurgens (William Byrd, Orlando di Lasso, Peter Philips, Jean Richafort)
4. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Confitemini Domino [Graduale simplex, p.174]
5. Alleluia, O give thanks to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.113, with Psalm 107 / Liturgical Press]
Offertory:
1. Iubilate Deo universa terra [Graduale Romanum, p.227]
2. Iubilate Deo universa terra [Gregorian Missal, p.371]
3. Jubilate Deo (Adriano Banchieri, Guillaume Bouzignac, Orlando di Lasso, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Josquin des Prez, Heinrich Schütz, Ascanio Trombetti)
4. Iubilate Deo in voce [Graduale simplex, p.175]
5. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth [Simple English Propers, p.123 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. Cry out with joy to God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.106 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Cry out with joy to God [Lumen Christi Missal, p.931 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. Shout with joy to God [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.359-361 / Ignatius Press]
9. Cry out with joy to God [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #235, with Psalm 66 / Illuminare Publications]
10. Cry out to God with joy [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 47 / Liturgical Press]
11. Shout joyfully to God, all you the earth [Mass Propers for Eastertide (Penkala) p.7, with Psalm 136]
Communion:
1. (A) Tanto tempore vobiscum sum [Graduale Romanum, p.560]
2. (A) Tanto tempore vobiscum sum [Gregorian Missal, p.372]
3. Cantate Domino, et benedicite [Graduale simplex, p.176]
4. (A) Tanto tempore vobiscum sum [Communio, p.259]
5. (A) Have I been with you so long [Simple English Propers, p.124 (Adam Bartlett)]
6. (A) Have I been with you so long [Choral Communio, p.63 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
7. I am the vine [Simple Choral Gradual, p.107 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. I am the true vine [Lumen Christi Missal, p.931 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
9. Christ Is the Vine (Gary Penkala)
10. (A) Do you not believe [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons (Andrew Motyka)]
11. I am the true vine [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year (Columba Kelly OSB) p.37, Mode 8 / OCP]
12. I am the true vine [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.362-364 / Ignatius Press]
13. I am the true vine [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.85, with Psalm 80[79] / Liturgical Press]
14. I am the true vine [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #236, with Psalm 80 / Illuminare Publications]
15. O sing to the Lord [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.114, with Psalm 96 / Liturgical Press]
16. Christ Is the Vine (Gary Penkala)
17. Ego sum vitis vera (Anthony Korvaia, Jr)
18. I am the true vine [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

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)
Gloria Vaticana (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)
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)
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)
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

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)
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 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)
Exsultate Deo (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Exsultate justi in Domine (Ludovico da Viadana, Adriano Banchieri)
Finished the Strife (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)
Rejoice in the Lord (Agostino Stefani) [Concordia]
Salvation Is Created (Tschesnekoff)
Two Easter Anthems (Colin Brumby)

Organ Music

Chorale Prelude (Healey Willan)
Christ ist erstanden (J.K.F. Fischer) [Parish Organist, Book 8 - Concordia 97-1404] [Organist's Companion, April 1988 - McAfee Music Corp]
Christ ist erstanden (J.E. Habert) [Organists' Companion, April 1984]
Christ ist erstanden (J.G. Herzog) [Organist's Companion, March 1993]
Ershienen ist der herrliche Tag (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Ershienen ist der herrliche Tag (J.G. Walther)
Fantaise über Christ ist erstanden (H.R. Basler) [Die Orgel im Kirchenjahr - Cron Luzern EC 270]
Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Easter Season, Set I - Morning Star Music Publ 10-402]
Hymn Prelude on Llanfair (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension & Pentecost - Flammer]
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Llanfair (David Schack) [Organist's Companion, April 1981]
Maestoso: Five Processionals (Calvert Shenk)
Partita on Gelobt sei Gott (Theodore Ripper) [Organist's Companion, April 1987]
Piece for Easter (Jan Bender) [Organist's Companion, April 1982]
Prelude on Gelobt sei Gott (Paul Manz) from Ten Chorale Improvisations, Set V [Concordia #97-5257]
Prelude on Rhosymedre (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Surgit in hæc dies (Carolyn Sternowksi) [Organist's Companion, March 1996]
Toccata on Gelobet sei Gott (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, April 1986]
Trumpet Air (Stanley Vann)
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.

Music SuggestionsThe Fifth Sunday of Easter (A)