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The Office of Compline for November 23, 2025

Compline for The Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ

ORISON: O Jesus, crowned with all renown (Tune: KINGSFOLD) – English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); arr. Gregory Bloch

PSALM 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Now thank we all our God (Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT) – mel. Johann Crüger (1598-1662); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Academic Hymnal, 1899, and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone V; harm. June Nixon (b. 1942)

ANTHEM: Great Lord of lords – Charles Wood (1866-1926)

Jason Anderson, director • Scott Fikse reader • Joey Blundell, cantor

The Office of Compline for November 16, 2025

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: New songs of celebration render (Tune: RENDEZ A DIEU) – mel. attr. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572)

PSALMS 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Disposer supreme, and judge of the earth (Tune: OLD 104TH) – mel. Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1590-1633); harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Erin Aas (b. 1972)

ANTHEM: Sive vigilem – William Mundy (c. 1528-c. 1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Scott Kovacs reader • Carl Bolstad, cantor

The Office of Compline for November 9, 2025

The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: Dedication – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982)

PSALM 17:1-14 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN: I know that my Redeemer lives (Tune: SHOUT ON) – Anon. 19th cent. American; arr. Alice Parker (1925-2023)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Arthur Wills (1926-2020)

ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – African-American Spiritual; arr. Dale Adelmann (b. 1961)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter reader • Tyler Morse, cantor

The Office of Compline for November 2, 2025

All Saints’ Sunday

ORISON: Holy is the true light – William H. Harris (1883-1973)

PSALM 149 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Hark! I hear the harps eternal (Tune: INVITATION NEW) – arr. William Hauser (1812-1880); adapt. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977)

NUNC DIMITTIS for double choir – Charles Wood (1866-1926)

ANTHEM: Gaudent in caelis – Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis reader • Theo Floor, cantor

The Office of Compline for October 26, 2025

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: ‘Psalm 122’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (1925-2023)

PSALM 84 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: God is love (Tune: UBI CARITAS [MURRAY]) – Dom Gregory Murray OSB (1905-1992)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Dana Marsh (b. 1965)

ANTHEM: Love Never Ends – Alice Parker (1925-2023)

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed reader • John Garlid, cantor

The Office of Compline for October 19, 2025

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: Be present, O merciful God – Roupen Shakarian (b. 1950)

PSALM 15 (Setting I) – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Roupen Shakarian

NUNC DIMITTIS – Roupen Shakarian

ANTHEM: Levavi oculos meos – Orlando di Lasso (c. 1532-1594)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor

The Office of Compline for October 12, 2025

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: ‘Now the day is over,’ from Ten Orisons – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004)

PSALM 145 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath (Tune: OLD 113TH) – Melody from Strassburger Kirchenamt, 1525; harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tonus peregrinus; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: A Colloquy with God – Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)

Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

The Office of Compline for October 5, 2025

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: Maker of all things – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

PSALM 57 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

OFFICE HYMN: Te lucis ante terminum (Before the ending of the day) – Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VIII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: I laid me down to rest – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeff Ricco reader • James Wilcox, cantor

The Office of Compline for September 28, 2025

Eve of Saint Michael and All Angels

ORISON: Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels (Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM) – Sarum plainsong, Mode I

PSALM 148 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Angel-voices ever singing (Tune: ANGEL VOICES) – Edwin George Monk (1819-1900); arr. Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: Factum est silentium – Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

The Office of Compline for September 21, 2025

Saint Matthew

ORISON: Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure (Tune: ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN) – mel. attr. Johann Balthasar König (1691-1758), alt; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

PSALM 111 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: O Christ, the Word Incarnate (Tune: MUNICH) – harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VI (a5); harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: In all his works – Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)

Jason Anderson, director • Scott Kovacs, reader • Joey Blundell, cantor