Music Suggestions
The Second Sunday of Advent (B)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Populus Sion [Graduale Romanum, p.18]
2. Populus Sion [Gregorian Missal, p.169]
3. Populus Sion (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.327]
4. Populus Sion (Chris Mueller)
5. People of Zion, behold [Simple English Propers, p.5 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
6. People of Zion, the Lord will come [Simple Choral Gradual, p.4 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. Behold, O Zion, God WIll Come [tune: Winchester New] from Introit Hymns #2 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Ex Sion species [Graduale Romanum, p.18]
2. Ex Sion species [Gregorian Missal, p.170]
3. Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
4. Ex Sion species (Wolfgang Joseph Emmerig)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Laetatus sum [Graduale Romanum, p.19]
2. Laetatus sum [Gregorian Missal, p.171]
3. Laetatus sum (Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
4. I Did in Heart Rejoice (Giles Farnaby)
5. I Was Glad (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Henry Purcell)
Offertory:
1. Deus tu convertens [Graduale Romanum, p.20]
2. Deus tu convertens [Gregorian Missal, p.172]
3. Deus tu convertens (Wolfgang Joseph Emmerig, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
4. You will turn toward us [Simple English Propers, p.6 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
5. Let us see, O Lord, your mercy [Simple Choral Gradual, p.5 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Communion:
1. Ierusalem surge [Graduale Romanum, p.20]
2. Ierusalem surge [Gregorian Missal, p.173]
3. Jerusalem surge (Heinrich Isaac) [Chester]
4. Jerusalem surge (Carlo Gesualdo, Heinrich Isaac, Giovanni Battista Martini, Clemens non Papa, Benedetto Pesenti)
5. Arise, O Jerusalem [Simple English Propers, p.8 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
6. Rise up, Jerusalem [Simple Choral Gradual, p.6 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Mass XVII (Adventus et Quadragesimae)
2. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
3. Missa Deus Genitor alme (Harry McMurray)

Other liturgical music

Advent Alleluia (William Atwood)
Advent Introits for Choir & Congregation (Richard Rice)
Advent Processional (Richard Proulx) [GIA Publications]
Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (Gary Penkala)
Emmanuel: An Advent Processional (Gary Penkala)
Gospel Verses for the Christmas Cycle (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
Hail, Holy Mother (Gary Penkala) from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals
Mass Propers of Advent (Gary Penkala)
Psalm 25 (Christopher Bord)
Psalm 80 (Rev. Joseph Gelineau)
Psalm 80 (Robert Schaffer)
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Winchester Alleluia (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

Behold, O Zion, God WIll Come [tune: Winchester New] from Introit Hymns #2 (Christoph Tietze)
Come, Lord, and Tarry Not (HH #9, WIII #366)
Come, Show Us Your Salvation, Lord (HPSC #138)
Comfort, Comfort, O My People (WIII #370, HPSC #144)
Creator of the Stars of Night (AH #309, CBW #539, CH #174, HH #4, HPSC #147, ICEL #3, PMB #5, WIII #368, EH #6)
Dear Maker of the Starry Skies (HPSC #147)
Hark! A Herald Voice Is Calling (ICEL #4, HPSC #183, CBW #453, CH #176, CHB #4, SMH #336)
Hills of the North, Rejoice (HH #11)
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (AH #329, CH #191, PMB #13, WIII #374, SMH #402)
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (AH #303, CBW #443, CH #182, HH #14, HPSC #271, ICEL #9, WIII #356, CHB #9, SMH #478, EH #10)
So Lately Sprung from Glory (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night (HH #28, EH #440)
When the King Shall Come Again (WIII #355)

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.

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

SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN

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

Choral Music

And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah (G.F. Handel)
Comfort, All Ye My People (Gabriel Fauré) [Carl Fischer]
Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People from Cantata No.13 (J.S. Bach) [Concordia]
Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People (Louis Bouregois / Goudimel) [GIA Publications]
Creator alme siderum (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1 [This is the proper Vesper hymn for Advent]
Creator alme siderum (Rev. Thomas Buffer)
Drop Down, Ye Heavens (Heathcote Statham)
Ecce Dominus veniet (Hieronymus Praetorius, Michael Praetorius, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Jerusalem surge (Heinrich Isaac) [Chester]
Lift Up Your Heads (Rev. Brian Muzas)
Mercy and Truth Are Met Together (Arthur Sullivan)
O Heavenly Word, Eternal Light from Christmas Triptych (Robert Jordahl)
O Zion That Bringest Good Tidings (John Stainer) [Novello]
Populus Sion (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.327]
Psalm 50 (Edward Blancks, Franz Joseph Haydn)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
The Lord Hath Spoke, the Mighty God (Richard Garbett)
The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow (Christopher Tye) [RSCM]
This Is the Record of John (Gibbons / Domet)
Trostet, trostet mein Volk; (Heinrich Schütz) [G. Schirmer]
Truth Has Risen (Adriano Banchieri)
Veni Domine (Aurelia Porfiri)
Wake, Awake (arr. Donna Robertson)

Organ Music

Advent Prelude on Merton (Edward G. Mead) [Consoliere VI-4 - World Library Publ]
Behold, A Branch Is Growing (Gottfried Mueller) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
Christmas: Rosa mystica (Richard Elsasser) [The Christian Year - Sacred Songs Co.]
Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (Paul Manz) [Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set I - Morning Star Music Publ 10-100]
Conditor alme siderum (Mahlon Balderston) [Organist's Companion, November 1994]
Creator alme siderum (Philip Krekel) [Organist's Companion, December 1983]
Creator alme siderum (N.J. Lemmens)
Creator alme siderum (Hermann Schroeder)
Dear Maker of the Starry Skies(Robert Hebble) [For the Masses - The Sacred Music Press]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Ronald Besemer) [Organist's Companion, December 1983]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Johannes Brahms) [Eleven Chorale Preludes]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, November 1995]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (A. Josef Monar) [Organist's Companion, November 1991]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (David Polley) [Organist's Companion, December 1985]
Fantasie: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (A.J. Monar) [Organist's Companion, November 1998]
Four Advent Chorales for Flute and Harpsichord [or Organ] (Stephen McManus)
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Georg Böhm) [Eighty Chorale Preludes - Peters 4448] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Alfred Fedak)
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (J.C. Oley) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Max Reger) [Thirty Chorale Preludes - Peters 3980]
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Johann Pachelbel) [Collected Works IV - Kalmus 3763]
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (J.G. Walther) [Church Organist's Golden Treasury I - Oliver Ditson Co]
Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Intonation & Canzona in d minor (Michael Starke)
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, December 1987]
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Joseph Lowe) [Organist's Companion, November 1989]
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Lionel Rogg)
Making Music to Thy Name, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala) simplified hymn tunes for Advent
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (J.S. Bach, Anton Heiller)
Pastorale on Es ist ein Ros (Roger W. Boop)
Pastorle unter Benutzung des Liedes: Es ist ein' Ros' entsrpungen (Carl Sattler) [Organist's Companion, November 1996]
Psalm 42: Freu dich sehr (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, December 1982]
Variations on Lo, How a Rose (Murray Bradshaw) [Organist's Companion, November 1993]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

Much of the text from the "Advent" portion of Handel's Messiah can be heard in today's first reading — a beautifully soothing and consoling passage from the Messianic prophet Isaiah. Use this music — it's powerful, it's familiar, and its exuberance fits the Advent mood perfectly.

Music SuggestionsThe Second Sunday of Advent (B)