Music Suggestions
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (B)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Dilexisti [Graduale Romanum, p.498]
2. Dilexisti [Gregorian Missal, p.221]
3. Dilexisti (Francisco Valls)
4. Spiritus Domini [Graduale simplex, p.395]
5. Spiritus Domini (William Byrd, Nicolle des Celliers de Hesdin, André Vierendeels)
6. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
7. You have loved justice [Simple English Propers, p.51 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
8. When the Lord had been baptized [Simple Choral Gradual, p.38 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
9. All Justice You Have Loved and Taught [tune: Coronation] from Introit Hymns #13 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Benedictus Dominus Deus [Graduale Romanum, p.257]
2. Benedictus Dominus Deus [Gregorian Missal, p.223]
3. Benedictus Dominus Deus (Robert Parsons)
4. Dilexisti [Graduale Romanum, p.499]
5. Dilexisti [Gregorian Missal, p.224]
6. Dilexisti (Francisco Valls)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Benedictus qui venit [Graduale Romanum, p.59]
2. Benedictus qui venit [Gregorian Missal, p.224]
3. Benedictus qui venit (Alonso Lobo, Francisco Valls)
4. Invenit David servum meum [Graduale Romanum, p.446]
5. Invenit David servum meum [Gregorian Missal, p.225]
6. Afferte Domino [Graduale simplex, p.78]
Offertory:
1. Benedictus qui venit [Graduale Romanum, p.60]
2. Benedictus qui venit [Gregorian Missal, p.226]
3. Benedictus qui venit (Alonso Lobo, Francisco Valls)
4. Ecce dedi te [Graduale simplex, p.254]
5. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
6. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord [Simple English Propers, p.52 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
7. The Lord God is our light [Simple Choral Gradual, p.39 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Communion:
1. Omnes qui in Christo [Graduale Romanum, p.61]
2. Omnes qui in Christo [Gregorian Missal, p.227]
3. Dilexisti iustitiam [Graduale simplex, p.128]
4. Dilexisti (Francisco Valls)
5. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
6. As for all of you who have been baptized [Simple English Propers, p.53 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
7. This is he of whom John said [Simple Choral Gradual, p.40 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
2. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
3. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
4. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
5. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
6. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
7. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
8. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
9. Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)

Other liturgical music

Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel (Gary Penkala) from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals
Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (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 Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
Psalm 96 (Christopher Bord)
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

All Justice You Have Loved and Taught [tune: Coronation] from Introit Hymns #13 (Christoph Tietze)
Father, Lord of Earth and Heaven (HPSC #154, CBW #534)
I Bind unto Myself Today (HPSC #189, AH #463, CH #305, CHB #97, ICEL #95, EH #268)
I Clasp unto My Heart This Day (HPSC #189)
Joy to the World (AH #320, CBW #454, CH #208, HPSC #205, ICEL #22, PMB #24, WIII #399, SMH #387, EH #319)
Light of All the Nations, Shine! (CH #185)
O Savior of Our Fallen Race (HH #38)
O Seas and Rivers, Bless the Lord (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (HH #57, ICEL #36, WIII #410, AH #351, CH #231, HPSC #300, CBW #479, CHB #47, SMH #534, EH #53)
The Lord Is King! (CH #517, HPSC #326, CBW #647)
The Sinless One to Jordan Came (CD #818)
When Jesus Comes to Be Baptized (CBW #480)
When John Baptized by Jordan's River (HH #61, WIII #412)

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)
Blessed Be the Lord (Eugene Englert)
Domine Fili unigenito from Gloria in D (Antonio Vivaldi)
Eructavit cor meum (Benedetto Pesenti)
Et incarnatus est (Calvert Shenk)
Exaltabo te, Domine (Palestrina)
Give the King Thy Judgments (William Croft, William Knapp)
Joy to the World: A Hymn Concertato (Gary Penkala)
Psalm 29 (Heinrich Schütz, J.P. Sweelinck)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Greene, Brumby, Penkala)
The God of Glory Thundereth (Alan Hovhaness)
The Glory of the Father (Egil Hovland) [Walton Music]
This Is the Record of John (Gibbons/Domet)

Organ Music

Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light (F.W. Marpurg) [Twenty-one Chorale Preludes - Augsburg]
Christum wir sollen loben schon (J.S. Bach) [Orgelbüchlein]
Fanfare, Prelude and Chorale on Joy to the World (Ronald Besemer) [Organist's Companion, December 1984 - McAfee Music Corp]
Fantasy on Antioch (Emma Lou Diemer) [AGO 90th Anniversary Anthology of American Organ Music - Oxford]
Five Variations on Antioch (John Hebden Schaffner) [Organist's Companion, November 1998 - McAfee Music Corp]
Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (J.S. Bach)
Exurgat Deus (Peter Hurford)
Gloria / Finale (Marcel Dupré) from Fifteen Pieces
Joy to the World (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, December 1985 - McAfee Music Corp]
Joy to the World (Hugo Gehrke) [Parish Organist, Part 1 - Concordia]
Joy to the World (Wilbur Held) [A Nativity Suite - Concordia 97-4461]
Joy to the World: In the Style of Vivaldi (James Konkel) [Organist's Companion, November 1990 - McAfee Music Corp]
Let All Together Praise Our God (Paul Manz) from Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set 3 [Morning Star Music Publishers #10-102]
Lobt Gott, ihr Chrsiten, allzugleich (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Postlude on Antioch (Gordon Young) [Ten Christmas Organ Voluntaries - Presser]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

Yes, this is a Sunday during the Christmas season, and carols should be sung. Be careful to avoid those which speak of the infant Christ (the Gospel has him grown and preaching already). Christmas decorations and flowers should still be a part of the atmosphere. These should all be removed immediately after the last liturgy today (or as close as humanly possible). Nothing hinders the delineation of a season more than "fuzzy" boundaries.

Music SuggestionsFeast of the Baptism of the Lord (B)