Fourth Sunday…

Gathering: Ready the Way (Hurd)
Psalm: Let the Lord Enter (Alonso – The Lyric Psalter)
Mass Parts: Mass of St. Ann (Bolduc)
Gifts: Like a Child Rests (Walker)
Communion: Bread of Life (Fisher)
Be Not Afraid (Dufford)
Closing: Soon and Very Soon (Crouch)

Third Sunday…

Gathering: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (tr. Neale; VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL)
Psalm: Lord, Come and Save Us (Haugen – The Lyric Psalter)
Mass Parts: Mass of St. Ann (Bolduc)
Gifts: Ready the Way (Stephan)
Communion: Bread for the World (Farrell)
Maranatha (Chiusano)
Closing: Emmanuel (Angrisano)

That’s a lot of snow!
Most of Australia is suffering heatwave conditions and bushfires but here in Tasmania far in the south it hasn’t warmed up since winter, but even so there are still bushfires.

Enjoy Advent.

Geoff

Second Sunday…

Gathering: A Voice Cries Out (Joncas)
Psalm: Justice Shall Flourish (Cooney)
Mass Parts: Mass of St. Ann (Bolduc)
Gifts: Come, Emmanuel (Thomson)
Communion: One Love Released (Frenzel/Keil)
As Christ Is for Us (Whitaker)
Closing: Let the King of Glory Come (Joncas)

First Sunday of Advent…

Gathering: Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus (Wesley; STUTTGART)
Psalm: Let Us Go Rejoicing (Alstott – Respond & Acclaim)
Mass Parts: Mass of St. Ann (Bolduc)
Gifts: Waiting in Silence (Landry)
Communion: Taste and See (Moore)
Beyond the Moon and Stars (Schutte)
Closing: Let the Valleys Be Raised (Schutte)

Thanks, Chris.

I came against resistance at our meeting for music for Advent to using Veni emmanuel for the Gospel Acclamation, so that has been dropped. I still think it’s a good idea.

Our candle lighting will be Advent Chant now and the communion hymn Maranatha was a new song too far so that has gone too.

Thank you for your excellent selections as always.

Geoff

PS I feel better now that our Vigil on fourth Sunday is being cancelled due to Community Christmas carols at George Town Hall.

1st Sunday of Advent, Year A
248 The Coming of Our Lord [Petti / FRANCONIA]
252 Wake, O Wake, the Night Is Dying [Hagan / WACHET AUF]
236 Eternal God Who Made the Stars [Mt. St. Bernard Abbey / CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM]
232 Come, O Long‐Expected Jesus [Wesley / STUTTGART]

2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A
244 On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry [Chandler / WINCHESTER NEW]
238 Comfort, Comfort Now My People [Winkworth / GENEVAN 42]
479 Come, Lord Jesus [McAuley / SECOND COMING]
239 Hark, a Herald Voice Is Calling [Caswall / MERTON]

4th Sunday of Advent, Year A
246 Saviour of the Nations, Come [Reynolds / NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND]
247 The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came [Baring‐Gould / GABRIEL’S MESSAGE]
212 My Soul Rejoices in My God [Alstott / MAGNIFICAT]
242 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel [Neale / VENI EMMANUEL]
27 December: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Year

Gio

Growing up a metrical Presbyterian I got used to singing many hymns to few tunes so I guess I’m not that sentimental about it.

These days I’d sing everything to WILD MOUNTAIN THYME if they’d let me.

Chris Wroblewski alerted me to Veni Emmanuel as an acclamation and because of the resonances you love, it lays it on thick that this is Advent. I know it sounds patronising but many in the assembly don’t even know thought goes into musical liturgies so it doesn’t hurt to push whatever seasonal symbolism you can manage.

cheers

Geoff

It just feels so wrong.