Music Suggestions
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

• All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (WIII #494, ICEL #102, HH #285, PMB #99, CH #521, CHB #199)
• At the Name of Jesus (WIII #499, ICEL #104, HPSC #116, CBW #538, HH #137, AH #602, CH #538, CHB #207)
• Christ Is the King (WIII #500, CH #540, HH #286, CBW #546)
• Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power (WIII #616, CH #487)
• Crown Him with Many Crowns (AH #481, CBW #549, CH #525, HPSC #145, ICEL #106, PMB #96, WIII #496, CHB #141)
• Hail, O Once Despised Jesus (HPSC #175)
• Hail, Redeemer, King Divine (HH #267)
• Hail the Sign, the Cross of Jesus (HPSC #177)
• Hail Thee, Festival Day (AH #414, CBW #509, CH #274, HPSC #179, PMB #78, WIII #444)
• I Sing the Mighty Power of God (WIII #502, ICEL #228, HPSC #197, AH #616, CH #565)
• Lift High the Cross (WIII #704, HPSC #207, CD #847, PMB #56, HH #268, CBW #545, CH #542, AH #606)
• O Christ, Our Hope (ICEL #107, HH #269, CH #509)
• O Cross of Christ (PMB #46, HH #91, CH #254, AH #361, CBW #483)
• Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (AH #404, CBW #583, CH #364, HPSC #298, ICEL #145, WIII #437, CHB #69)
• Take Up Your Cross (WIII #634, ICEL #51, HPSC #309, CD #927, PMB #44, HH #68, CBW #485, CH #651)
• The Eternal Gifts of Christ the King (HPSC #317, ICEL #203, HH #300, CH #343)
• The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns (WIII #464, ICEL #105, HH #303, CH #516, CHB #90)
• The Royal Banners Forward Go (WIII #435, HPSC #328, AH #381, CHB #70)
• To the Name That Brings Salvation (CHB #270, HPSC #333)
• What Wondrous Love (WIII #600, ICEL #164, PMB #157, CD #822, HH #95, CH #530)
• When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (ICEL #63, WIII #433, CH #263, PMB #53, CBW #489, CHB #72)

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.

• "Nos autem" (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.1454]
• "We Should Glory in the Cross" from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals (Gary Penkala) CNP Catalog #3077 [Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem]

• "Adoramus te, Christe" (Clemens non Papa, L. da Viadana, Gasparini, Palestrina)
• "Anima Christi" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #5110
• "As Moses Lifted up the Serpent" (Edward Baristow) [Oxford]
• "At the Name of Jesus" (Jean Langlais) [Hinshaw]
• "At the Name of Jesus" (Ralph Vaughan Williams) [Oxford]
• "Ave verum corpus" (Gabriel Fauré, W.A. Mozart)
• "By Thy Glorious Death" (Antonin Dvorak)
• "Christ Hath Humbled Himself" (Healey Willan) [Concordia]
• "Christus factus est" (Felice Anerio, Anton Bruckner, Francesco Durante, G.P. da Palestrina)
• "Christus vincit" (Gregorian chant) [see Catholic Hymn Book #298]
• "Crucem tuam" (Jacques Berthier) Taizé Community [GIA Publications]
• "Crux fidelis" (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.709]
• "God So Loved the World" (Hugo Distler, John Goss, John Stainer, G.P. Telemann, P. Tschesnokoff, Melchior Vulpius)
• "Heilig" (Felix Mendelssohn)
• "In nomine Jesu" (Jacob Handl) [GIA Publications]
• "Let This Mind Be in You" (Arthur Wills) [Novello]
• "O crux benedicta" (Monteverdi/Smedley) [GIA Publications]
• "O crux spes unica" (T.L. de Victoria)
• "Per signum crucis" (Francesco Durante)
• "Salvator mundi" (Tallis / Kenney) CNP Catalog #7100
• "Sicut Moses serpentem" (Heinrich Schütz) [Associates Publ
• "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs" (R. Evan Copley)
• "The Royal Banners" (Richard Peek)
• "Vexilla regis prodeunt" (Gregorian chant) from Booklet of Chant, Volume 2 CNP Catalog #2002
• "Vexilla regis" (Michael Birkley) [GIA Publications]
• "We Should Glory in the Cross" (Rev. Thomas Buffer) CNP Catalog #5220
• "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" (Melchior Vulpius) [Concordia]

• "Chorale Prelude on Diademata" (James Pethel) [The Sacred Organ Folio - Lorenz Publ Co]
• "Crown Him with Many Crowns" (Robert Crane) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
• "Crown Him with Many Crowns" (Wilbur Held) [Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost Season - Concordia 97-5517]
• "Ellacombe" (Lois Hill) [Organist's Companion, March 1999 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Fantasy on Vexilla regis prodeunt" (John Bull) [Anthologia pro organo III]
• "Festival Intrada on Ellacombe" (Roger Bailey) [Consoliere V-2]
• "Festive Processionals for Organ and Brass" (Calvert Shenk) CNP Catalog #6033
• "Fugue sur le Pange lingua" (Nicolas deGrigny) [Anthologia pro organo II - Schott Frères]
• "Hymn Prelude on Diademata" (Peter Pindar Stearns) [Eight Hymn Preludes for Ascension & Pentecost - Flammer]
• "Lift High the Cross" (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Great Hymns of Faith - Morning Star Music Publ 10-839]
• "Lift High the Cross" (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 3 - Concordia 97-5702]
• "Lift High the Cross" (Lani Smith) [Organist, September 1982]
• "Pange lingua" (Nicolas deGrigny) [Anthologia pro organo IV - Schott Frères]
• "Pange lingua" (Jean Titelouze) [Anthologia pro organo I - Schott Frères] [Organist's Companion, September 1996 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Prelude on Ellacombe" (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, March 1991 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Prelude on King's Majesty" (Graham George)
• "Prelude on King's Weston" (David N. Johnson) [Augsburg]
• "Prelude on the Gregorian Song Pange lingua" (A.P.F. Boely) [Historical Organ Recitals III - G. Schirmer 1090 ]
• "Prelude on Vexilla regis" (Flor Peeters, Ernst Pepping, Healey Willan)
• "Processional on Lift High the Cross" (Donald Busarow) [Concordia 97-5442]
• "Processional on Lift High the Cross" (Alice Jordan) [Organist's Companion, April 1985 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Sing, My Tongue, the Savior's Glory" (Wilbur Held) [Organist's Companion, June 1986 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Sing, My Tongue, the Savior's Glory" (Paul Manz) [Parish Organist XI - Concordia]
• "The Royal Banners Forward Go" (Wilbur Held) from A Suite of Passion Hymn Settings [Concordia 97-4843]
• "Tiento: Pange lingua" (Johannis Cabanilles) [Anthologia pro organo II - Schott Frères]
• "Variations on Ellacombe" [Organist's Companion, September 1996 - McAfee Music Corp]
• "Versets on the Hymn Chant Pange lingua" (Gian Domenico Cattenacci) [Italian Organ Music of the 18th Century II]
• "Vexilla regis" (Everett Titcomb) [B.F. Wood]

The cross plays a central role in today's liturgy. The processional cross and sanctuary cross might be decorated, and could be honored with incense at the beginning and at Offertory time. Music can easily reinforce the theme of cross and triumph. Much like Corpus Christi can more joyfully celebrate the Eucharist than Holy Thursday (during Holy Week), so too can the Exaltation of the Holy Cross be our joyful "Good Friday" outside Holy Week.