Service Music

Listed below is the upcoming service music.  If you have any music questions, please contact Ben Gessner, Organist/Choirmaster:  music@churchholycross.org.

During our services, you will hear many instruments throughout the year, with performances by many of the area’s finest musicians. On a weekly basis, you will hear our Skinner Opus 306 pipe organ, our 19th-century parlor organ, and/or our harpsichord.

And last but not least, our choir sings every Sunday at 11:00 am, with a rehearsal at 9:45 am. We would heartily welcome you with a folder of music. Please join us.

Watch Services

June 4, 2023 † The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday

Mass ◊ Decius, Proulx, and Hurd

Psalm 8 ◊ Metrical setting – St. Magnus

Anthem ◊ Let all mortal flesh– Gustav Holst

Hymns ◊ 370 St. Patrick’s Breastplate/Deirdre ◊ 423 St. Denio ◊ 407 Lukkason ◊ 366 Grosser Gott ◊ 362 Nicaea

Organ ◊ Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552.ii, “St. Anne” – J.S. Bach ◊ Festival Toccata – Percy Fletcher

May 28, 2023 † The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 104 ◊ Metrical Setting – Azmon

Anthems ◊ Praise the Spirit in creation – David Hurd ◊ Veni Sancte Spiritus – Plainsong

Hymns ◊ 225 Salve festa dies ◊ 516 Down Ampney ◊ 513 Bridegroom ◊ LEVAS 119 Morecambe ◊ 521 Chelsea Square

Organ ◊ Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 – J.S. Bach ◊ Spirit Fantasy – Carl Haywood

May 21, 2023 † The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 68 ◊ Response – Hyfrydol; Plainsong, tone VI

Anthem ◊ The Lord ascendeth up on high – Michael Praetorius

Hymns ◊ 450 Coronation ◊ 182 Truro ◊ 307 Bryn Calfaria ◊ 483 St. Magnus ◊ 460 Hyfrydol

Organ ◊ Allein Gott – Johann Pachelbel ◊ King of Kings – William Farley Smith

May 14, 2023 † The Sixth Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 66 ◊ Response – Italian Hymn; Plainsong, tone VI

Anthems ◊ Creating God, your fingers trace – David Hurd ◊ This is my Father’s world – Malcolm Williamson

Hymns ◊ 204 Noël nouvelet ◊ 512 Mendon ◊ LEVAS 87 More Love to Thee ◊ 292 Kingsfold ◊ 413 Earth and all stars

Organ ◊ Variations sur un Noël – Marcel Dupré

May 7, 2023 † The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 31 ◊ Response – Christe Sanctorum; Plainsong, tone V.iii

Anthem ◊ “When Stephen, full of pow’r and grace” – Kentucky Harmony

Hymns ◊ 518 Westminster Abbey ◊ 478 The Call ◊ 178 Alleluia No. 1 ◊ 213 Middlebury ◊ 525 Aurelia

Organ ◊ Andante from Trois Pièces – Joséphine Boulay ◊ Fanfare – William Mathias

April 30, 2023 † The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 23 ◊ Metrical setting: Crimond

Anthem ◊ Sheep may safely graze – J.S. Bach

Hymns ◊ 208 Victory ◊ 343 St. Agnes ◊ 304 Land of Rest ◊ 645 St. Columba

Organ ◊ My shepherd will supply my need – Louie L. White ◊ “…beside the still waters” – Dan Locklair ◊ Ceremonial March – Herbert Sumsion

April 23, 2023 † The Third Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 116 ◊ Response – Middlebury; Plainsong, tone V.iii

Anthem ◊ Festival Canticle – Richard Hillert

Hymns ◊ 296 Engelberg ◊ 495 In Babilone ◊ 306 Sursum corda ◊ 318 Nyack ◊ 193 Puer nobis

Organ ◊ Deck thyself, my soul – J. Alfred Schehl ◊ Jubilate – Fela Sowande

April 16, 2023 † The Second Sunday of Easter

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 16 ◊ Response – Toplady; Plainsong, tone VIII.i

Hymns ◊ 205 Gelobt sei Gott ◊ 209 St. Botolph ◊ 199 St. Kevin ◊ 182 Truro

Organ ◊ Gelobt sei Gott – Healey Willan ◊ O filii et filiae – Benjamin Culli ◊ “I know that my Redeemer liveth” from Messiah – G.F. Handel ◊ Toccata on O filii et filiae – Lynwood Farnam

April 9, 2023 † Easter Day

Mass ◊ Mathias and James

Psalm 118 ◊ Response – St. Kevin; Plainsong, tone I.2

Anthems ◊ Come, ye faithful – R.S. Thatcher ◊ Victimae paschali laudes – attr. Wipo of Burgundy

Hymns ◊ 207 Easter Hymn ◊ 180 Unser Herrscher ◊ 188 Savannah ◊ 174 Salzburg ◊ 210 Ellacombe

Organ ◊ Prelude and Toccata on Victimae paschali laudes – Denis Bédard ◊ Paraphrase on a Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus – G.F. Handel ◊ Here shining is the perfect day – J.S. Bach ◊ Toccata from Symphonie No. 5 – C.-M. Widor

April 7, 2023 † Good Friday

Anthem ◊ Stabat mater dolorosa – Plainsong, mode VI

Hymns ◊ 168 Passion Chorale ◊ 166 Pange lingua

April 6, 2023 † Maundy Thursday

Mass ◊ Mozarabic and Anaphora Chant

Psalm 116 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthem ◊ Ubi caritas – Plainsong, mode VI

Hymns ◊ 315 Song 1 ◊ 439 Wondrous Love ◊ 458 Love Unknown ◊ 104 Andujár

Organ ◊ Wondrous Love: Variations on a Shape-Note Hymn – S. Barber

April 2, 2023 † The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Mass ◊ Mozarabic and Anaphora Chant

Psalm 31 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthem ◊ When Jesus wept – William Billings

Hymns ◊ 154 St. Theodulph ◊ 313 Jesus, meine Zuversicht ◊ 158 Herzliebster Jesu ◊ 435 King’s Weston ◊ 164 Bangor

Organ ◊ Hosanna filio David – J. Demessieux ◊ My heart is filled with longing – J. Langlais

March 26, 2023 † The Fifth Sunday in Lent

Mass ◊ Willan Missa de S. Maria Magdalena; Merbecke Communion Service

Psalm 130 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthems ◊ Attende, Domine – Plainchant, mode V ◊ Out of the Depths – K. Lee Scott

Hymns ◊ 567 St. Matthew ◊ Erhalt uns, Herr ◊ 456 de Tar ◊ LEVAS 106 Precious Lord ◊ 610 Blaenhafren

Organ ◊ Chant du paix – Jean Langlais

March 19, 2023 † The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Mass ◊ Willan Missa de S. Maria Magdalena; Merbecke Communion Service

Psalm 23 ◊ Metrical setting: St. Columba

Anthems ◊ Attende, Domine – Plainchant, mode V ◊ Splendor paternae gloriae – Plainsong, mode I

Hymns ◊ 429 Old 113th ◊ 677 St. Anne ◊ 490 Houston ◊ 339 Schmücke dich ◊ 671 New Britain

Organ ◊ Prelude on St. Columba – C.V. Stanford

March 12, 2023 † The Third Sunday in Lent

Mass ◊ Willan Missa de S. Maria Magdalena; Merbecke Communion Service

Psalm 95 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthem ◊ Attende, Domine – Plainchant, mode V ◊ 4’33” – John Cage

Hymns ◊ 686 Nettleton ◊ 699 Aberystwyth ◊ 144 Cornhill ◊ 658 Martyrdom ◊ 690 Cwm Rhondda

Organ ◊ Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 1105 – J.S. Bach

March 5, 2023 † The Second Sunday in Lent

Mass ◊ Willan Missa de S. Maria Magdalena; Merbecke Communion Service

Psalm 121 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthems ◊ Attende, Domine – Plainchant, mode V ◊ Psalm 121 – Hezekiah Moors

Hymns ◊ 603 St. Botolph ◊ 147 Bourbon ◊ 337 Undes et memores ◊ 469 St. Helena ◊ 636 Foundation

Organ ◊ Erbarm dich, O Herre Gott (Psalm 51) – F.W. Zachow

February 26, 2023 † The First Sunday in Lent

Mass ◊ The Great Litany; Merbecke Communion Service

Psalm 32 ◊ Simplified Anglican Chant: Robert Knox Kennedy

Anthems ◊ Attende, Domine – Plainchant, mode V ◊  Adam lay ybounden – Peter Warlock

Hymns ◊ 148 Uffingham ◊ 150 Aus der Tiefe ◊ 142 St. Flavian ◊ 143 Erhalt uns, Herr

Organ ◊ Wayfaring Stranger – Eurydice Osterman

February 22, 2023 † Ash Wednesday

Hymns ◊ 152 A la venue de Noël ◊ 143 Erhalt uns, Herr ◊ 574 St. Petersburg ◊ 149 Old 124th

Organ ◊ Attende, Domine – J. Demessieux ◊ O Lamb of God, most stainless, BWV 1095 – J.S. Bach

February 19, 2023 † Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 2 ◊ Metrical setting: Kingsfold

Anthems ◊ Christ, whose glory fills the skies – T.F. Candlyn ◊ Alleluia, songs of gladness – Plainsong, mode II

Hymns ◊ 7 Ratisbon ◊ 129 Mowsley ◊ 137 Wareham ◊ 135 Salzburg

Organ ◊ Benedictus – M. Reger ◊ Grand choeur in G – T. Salomé

February 12, 2023 † Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 119 ◊ Metrical setting: Tallis Canon

Anthem ◊ Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake – R. Farrant

Hymns ◊ 440 Liebster Jesu ◊ 674 Detroit ◊ 635 Wer nur den leben Gott ◊ 594 Cwm Rhondda

Organ ◊ Meditation – Betty Jackson King ◊ Break thou the bread of life – J. Barr ◊ Wade in duh wadduh! – W.F. Smith

February 5, 2023 † Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 112 ◊ Metrical setting: St. Agnes

Anthem ◊ Lead me, Lord – S.S. Wesley

Hymns ◊ 381 Ton-y-botel ◊ 488 Slane ◊ 593 Dickinson College ◊ LEVAS 221 This Little Light ◊ 497 Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

Organ ◊ There is a balm – A. Hailstork ◊ Deep River – D. Hurd

January 29, 2023 † Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 27 ◊ Metrical setting: St. Peter

Anthem ◊ The Beatitudes – Russian Orthodox Chant

Hymns ◊ 569 Russia ◊ 656 Franconia ◊ 605 Sharpsthorne ◊ 574 St. Petersburg ◊ 556 Marion

Organ ◊ Ruhig bewegt from Sonata II – P. Hindemith ◊ March from Judas Maccabaeus – G.F. Handel

January 22, 2023 † Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 15 ◊ Metrical setting: Rockingham

Anthem ◊ Jesus calls us o’er the tumult – David Hurd

Hymns ◊ 126 Dundee ◊ 661 Georgetown ◊ 581 Cheshire ◊ 304 Land of Rest ◊ 530 Gott sei Dank

Organ ◊ Air from Suite for Organ – Florence Price ◊ “Little” Prelude and Fugue in C – J.T. Krebs

January 15, 2023 † Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 40 ◊ Metrical setting: Caithness

Anthem ◊ Draw us in the Spirit’s tether – H. Friedell

Hymns ◊ 542 St. Joan ◊ 538 Dix ◊ 132 Erhalt uns, Herr ◊ 706 Halton Holgate ◊ 535 Paderborn

Organ ◊ Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern – H. Distler ◊ Allein Gott – J. Pachelbel

January 8, 2023 † First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord

Mass ◊ Hurd New Plainsong

Psalm 29 ◊ Metrical setting: St. Thomas (Williams)

Anthem ◊ Joys seven – Traditional Carol, arr. Cleobury

Hymns ◊ 121 Caithness ◊ 116 This Endris Nyght ◊ 139 Christ unser Herr ◊ 295 Christus, der ist mein leben ◊ 120 Solemnis haec festivitas

Organ ◊ Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam – J. Pachelbel & F.W. Zachow

January 1, 2023 † The Holy Name

Mass ◊ Mathias, Schubert Deutschemesse

Psalm 98 ◊ Anglican Chant – G. Macfarren

Anthem ◊ Quem pastores – G. Near

Hymns ◊ 109 The First Nowell ◊ 82 Divinum mysterium ◊ LEVAS95 O, How I Love Jesus ◊ 644 St. Peter ◊ 93 Regent Square

Organ ◊ Pastorale – W.B. Cooper ◊ Paean on Divinum mysterium – J. Cook