Music Suggestions
The Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist [Mass during the Day]

• Around the Throne a Glorious Band (CH #335, HH #301, ICEL #178, WIII #719)
• Blessed Be the God of Israel (CBW #77)
• By All Your Saints Still Striving (WIII #706, HH #284)
• Canticle of Zechariah (CH #421, PMB #223)
• Christ Is the King (WIII #500, CH #540, HH #286, CBW #546)
• Hail, Redeemer, King Most Blest! (CH #337)
• Hark! A Herald Voice Is Calling (ICEL #4, HPSC #183, CBW #453, CH #176, CHB #4)
• O Prophet John, O Man of God (HH #264)
• On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (AH #303, CBW #443, CH #182, HH #14, HPSC #271, ICEL #9, WIII #356, CHB #9)
• The Great Forerunner of the Morn (WIII #697, ICEL #209, HH #263, HPSC #323)
• When Jesus Comes to Be Baptized (CBW #480)
• When John Baptized by Jordan's River (HH #61, WIII #412)
• Ye Servants of God (CD #911, CH #519, HPSC #357)
• Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (HPSC #359, WIII #707, AH #416, HH #275, PMB #71, CH #578, CHB #275)

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

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.

PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.

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

• "Blessed Be the Lord" from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala) CNP Catalog #3074
• "Modal Mass" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #3115

• "Agnus Dei" (Palestrina, Victoria, Lotti, Hassler, Mozart, Haydn, Bruckner, Kodaly)
• "Benedictus" (Schubert, Palestrina, des Prez, Martini)
• "Blessed Be the Lord" (Eugene Englert) CNP Catalog #5005
• "Christ the Glory" (Lallouette) [GIA Publications]
• "Complete Thy Work, O Lord" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #5012
• "Domine Deus, Agnus Dei" from Gloria in D (Antonio Vivaldi)
• "His Name Is John" (Peter Naylor) [Novello]
• "Jesu dulcis memoria" (T.L. da Victoria)
• "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (J.S. Bach)
• "Jesus, Sun of Life, My Splendor" (G.F. Handel)
• "Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me Out and Known Me (Healey Willan) [Flammer]
• "Lord of Life and King of Glory" (Grancini) [GIA Publications]
• "O Splendor of God's Glory Bright" (John Reese) CNP Catalog #5085
• "Te Deum laudamus" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #5107
• "The Glory of the Father" (Egil Hovland) [Walton Music]

• "All Glory Be to God on High" (J.S. Bach) [Wedding Music, Part II - Concordia 97-1370]
• "All Glory Be to God on High" (J.S. Bach) [Parish Organist, Book 8 - Concordia 97-1404]
• "All Glory Be to God on High" (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for Pentecost & Trinity Sunday - Morning Star Music Publ 10-500]
• "All Glory Be to God on High" (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 1 - Concordia 97-5019]
• "All Glory Be to God on High" (Johann Pachelbel) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (Andreas Armsdorf) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (J.C. Bach) [Organist's Companion, June 1980 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (Georg Böhm) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (J.P. Kirnberger) [Organist's Companion, October 1982 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg] [Organist's Companion, July 1998 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (Johann Pachelbel) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, August 1982 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (David Polley) [Organist's Companion, May 1989 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (J.C.H. Rinck) [Organist's Companion, July 1992]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (G.P. Telemann) [Organist's Companion, July 1995]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (A.N. Vetter) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (J.G. Walther) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co] [Organist's Companion, October 1984 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Allein Gott in der Höh" (F.W. Zachau) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Organist's Companion, June 1984 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Alleluya" (William Faulkes) [A Victorian Organ Album - Oxford]
• "Bicinium on All Glory Be to God on High" (J.P. Sweelinck) [Consoliere VII-2 - World Library Publ]
• "Chorale Fantasie on Lasst uns erfreuen" (Flor Peeters) [Novello
• "Chorale Prelude" (Healey Willan)
• "Chorale Toccata on Lasst uns erfreuen" (R. Evan Copley) [H.W. Gray]
• "Chorale Toccata on Lasst uns erfreuen" (R. Evan Copley)
• "Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam" (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VI - Peters 245]
• "Fanfare" (Jean Mouret)
• "Fantasia and Fugue in g minor" (J.S. Bach)
• "Fantasia super Valet will ich der geben" (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
• "God of Grace and God of Glory" (Paul Manz)
• "Jesu dulcis memoria" (Sr. Teresine Fonder) [Twenty-six Miniatures]
• "Lasst uns erfreuen" (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, May 2001 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Maestoso: Five Processionals" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #6030
• "Postlude on Lasst uns erfreuen" (Gordon Young) [Collage for Organ - Flammer HF-5011]
• "Prelude on Allein Gott in der Höh" (David Schack) [Organist's Companion, August 1985 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Prelude on Lasst uns erfreuen" (Russell Schulz-Widmar) [Organist's Companion, June 1980 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Psalm XIX" (Benedetto Marcello)
• "Saint Theodulph" (Robin Rokey) [Organist's Companion, March 2001 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Toccata on Gelobet sei Gott" (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, April 1986 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Valet will ich der geben" (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury III - Oliver Ditson Co]
• "Valet will ich der geben" (G.F. Kaufmann) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448]
• "Valet will ich der geben" (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
• "Variations on Lasst uns erfreuen" (Thomas Bohlert) [Organist's Companion, June 1988 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Vigiles et sancti" (Mahlon Balderston) [Organist's Companion, March 1997 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "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]
• "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (John Diercks) [Six Sacred Compositions for Organ - Abingdon APM-255]
• "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (Wilbur Held) [Hymn Preludes for the Autumn Festivals - Concordia 97-5360]
• "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 1 - Concordia 97-5019]
• "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" (David Schack) [Nine Chorale Preludes - Concordia 97-5045]

• The celebration begins with either the Introductory Verse ("God, come to my assistance...") and Hymn of Morning Prayer or with the Entrance Song, Procession, and Greeting of Mass.
• All are seated and the Psalmody of Morning Prayer is said (or sung).
• After the psalmody, the Penitential Rite being omitted, all stand for the Kyrie and Gloria (although the Kyrie may also be omitted).
• Then follows the Opening Prayer of Mass.
   
• The Liturgy of the Word for Mass follows as usual, ending with the normal General Intercessions of Mass.
   
• The Liturgy of the Eucharist proceeds as usual.
• After the distribution of Communion (with the accompanying music), all stand to sing the Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus) with its proper antiphon from Morning Prayer. During the singing, the altar, then the priest, then the people may be incensed.
• The Prayer after Communon follows.
   
• The Concluding Rite of Mass proceeds as usual.