The two collections of liturgical / service music described below include settings of texts used in worship at Anglo-Catholic parishes of which I’ve been a member. Many, especially the contemporary English texts, are used in other traditions as well. Each of these collections is offered to churches free of charge; use the link below each description to contact us and request a PDF containing accompaniment scores and reproducible voice parts for a service leaflet / worship bulletin.
Settings to contemporary English texts
Most of these texts originated in the International Consultation on English (ICET) Texts and its successor, the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC) — both organizations concerned with developing and promoting common (ecumenical) liturgical texts in English. Many have appeared in prayer books/worshipbooks and hymnals of Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic churches, among others. Click or touch a title to preview the music in a video demo (opens in separate tab).
- Kyrie eleison (“Lord, have mercy”), ninefold, C major
- Kyrie eleison, threefold — abbreviated form of the above
- Kyrie eleison, threefold — another setting, D minor / F major
- Trisagion (“Holy God”) — an alternative to the Kyrie, especially for penitential seasons, D minor
- Gloria in excelsis (“Glory to God in the highest”), C major
- Sanctus et benedictus (“Holy, Holy, Holy”), 6/8 meter, D minor / F major
- Sanctus et benedictus, 4/4 meter, F major
- Fraction Anthem (“We all share in the one bread”) — from the Book of Occasional Services of the Episcopal Church, an alternative to “Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.” Especially useful in penitential seasons when the singing of “Alleluia” is proscribed. D major
- Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God”), D minor
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Settings to traditional English texts
These texts employ language handed down through generations from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, which would be familiar to American Episcopalians from their 1928 Book of Common Prayer and “Rite I” of the 1979 prayer book, and to members of the Anglican Church in North America from the “Traditional Language” edition of their 2019 prayer book. Click or touch a title to preview the music in a video demo (opens in separate tab).
- Regina Coeli (“O Queen of Heaven”) — antiphon from Easter to Pentecost, D major
- Kyrie eleison (“Lord, have mercy upon us”), ninefold, D major
- Kyrie eleison, threefold — abbreviated form of the above
- Kyrie eleison, threefold — another setting, D major
- Trisagion (“Holy God”) — an alternative to the Kyrie, especially for penitential seasons, D minor
- Gloria in excelsis (“Glory be to God on high”), G major
- Sanctus et benedictus (“Holy, Holy, Holy”), D major
- Fraction Anthem (“We all share in the one bread”) — from the Book of Occasional Services of the Episcopal Church, an alternative to “Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.” Especially useful in penitential seasons when the singing of “Alleluia” is proscribed. D major
- Agnus Dei (“O Lamb of God”), E minor / G major