Music Suggestions
The Third Sunday of Advent [Gaudete Sunday] (B)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Gaudete in Domino [Graduale Romanum, p.21]
2. Gaudete in Domino [Gregorian Missal, p.174]
3. Gaudete in Domino (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.334] Proper Introit for Advent III -- origin of the name Gaudete Sunday
4. Rejoice in the Lord always [Simple English Propers, p.9 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
5. Rejoice in the Lord always [Simple Choral Gradual, p.7 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Henry Purcell) [E.C. Shirmer]
7. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Healey Willan) [Concordia]
8. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (John Redford) [Novello]
9. Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Chris Mueller, John Sheppard)
10. Come, Rejoice in God Our King [tune: Gaudeamus pariter] from Introit Hymns #3 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Fuit homo missus a Deo [Graduale Romanum, p.569]
2. Fuit homo missus a Deo [Gregorian Missal, p.176]
3. Fuit homo missus a Deo (Cristóbal de Morales, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
4. Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Excita Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Excita Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.176]
Offertory:
1. Benedixisti Domine [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Benedixisti Domine [Gregorian Missal, p.178]
3. Benedixisti Domine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
4. O Lord, you have blessed your land [Simple English Propers, p.10 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
5. You forgave the guilt of your people [Simple Choral Gradual, p.8 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Communion:
1. Dicite: Pusillanimes [Graduale Romanum, p.23]
2. Dicite: Pusillanimes [Gregorian Missal, p.179]
3. Say: Take courage [Simple English Propers, p.11 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
4. Say to the nations: be strong [Simple Choral Gradual, p.9 (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]
Blessed Be the Lord; (Robert Kreutz)
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin (Rev. Joseph Gelineau) [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)
My Soul Rejoices (Owen Alscott) [Oregon Catholic Press]
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

Come, Rejoice in God Our King [tune: Gaudeamus pariter] from Introit Hymns #3 (Christoph Tietze)
Hark! A Herald Voice Is Calling (ICEL #4, HPSC #183, CBW #453, CH #176, CHB #4, SMH #336)
Hark, the Glad Sound! (ICEL #5, CHB #5, CH #177, SMH #337, EH #7)
O Be Glad, My Soul, Rejoice [Magnificat] (HPSC #233)
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
Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord (HPSC #311, CD #846, CBW #638, CHB #264, WIII #534)
The Voice of God Goes Out through All the Earth (WIII #358, HPSC #336, CBW #639, HH #24)
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

Alma redemptoris mater (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1
Alma redemptoris mater (Stephen McManus)
Alma redemptoris mater (G.P. da Palestrina, arr. Andrea Angelini)
Arise, Shine (Maurice Greene)
Confortemini (Orlando di Lasso) [Concordia]
Emmanuel: An Advent Processional (Gary Penkala)
Gaudete in Domino (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis, p.334] Proper Introit for Advent III -- origin of the name Gaudete Sunday
Lift Up Your Heads (Rev. Brian Muzas)
Lo, I Am the Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness (Heinrich Schütz) [G. Schirmer]
Magnificat (Jacques Berthier / Taize Community) from Worship III #553
Magnificat (Gregorian chant, tone 6) from ICEL Resource Collection #115
Magnificat (G.B. Pinelli) [GIA Publications]
Magnificat (G.B. Pergolesi) [Kalmus]
Magnificat (Henry Purcell)
Magnificat (Franz Schubert) [Arista]
Magnificat brevis (Gary Penkala)
Matin Responsory (adapted from Palestrina) from Carols for Choirs II [Oxford]
O Antiphons (Sephen McManus)
Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Henry Purcell) [E.C. Shirmer]
Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Healey Willan) [Concordia]
Rejoice in the Lord Alway (John Redford) [Novello]
Rorate coeli desuper (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1
Rorate caeli desuper (William Byrd)
Rorate caeli desuper (Calvert Shenk)
Say to Them That Are of A Fearful Heart (Everett Titcomb) [Carl Fisher]
Song of Mary (William Crotch) [AMSI]
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Colin Brumby, J. William Greene, Gary Penkala)
The Great 'O' Antiphons (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 1
The Promise of Advent (J. William Greene)
The Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me (Edward Elgar) [Novello]
This Is the Record of John (Gibbons / Domet)

Organ Music

Advent Prelude on Merton (Edward G. Mead) [Consoliere VI-4 - World Library Publ]
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Johannes Brahms)
Four Advent Chorales for Flute and Harpsichord [or Organ] (Stephen McManus)
Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Georg Böhm)
Fuga sopra Magnificat (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246]
Gottes Sohn ist kommen (J.S. Bach)
Inter natos mulierum (Cristóbal de Morales)
Magnificat du deuxieme ton (Nicolas Lebegue)
Making Music to Thy Name, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala) simplified hymn tunes for Advent
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (J.S. Bach) [Orgelwerke VII - Peters 246] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (J.G. Walther) [Seasonal Chorale Preludes for Manuals, Bk 2 - Oxford]
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein (J.S. Bach, Matthias Weckmann)
Prelude on Bristol (Healey Willan) [Ten Hymn Preludes for Organ, Set II - Peters]
Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn (J.G. Walther) from Eighty Chorale Preludes [Peters]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

Today's rose-colored vestments speak of the great anticipation with which this Sunday points to the coming celebration of Christmas. The rose candle of the Advent wreath, the Latin title for the day, Gaudete (Rejoice), the proper Introit beginning "Gaudete in Domino" (Rejoice in the Lord) -- all these are marvelous symbols to include in this special liturgy.

Music SuggestionsThe Third Sunday of Advent [Gaudete Sunday] (B)