Category Archives: Compline Service

The Service of Compline, as performed at St. Mark’s Cathedral; Sundays at 9:30 -10:00 p.m.

The Office of Compline for April 23, 2023

The Third Sunday of Easter

ORISON: God himself is with us (Tune: TYSK) – from Psalm und Choralbuch, 1719; arr. Gregory Bloch

PSALM 116 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Lift your voice rejoicing, Mary (Tune: FISK OF GLOUCESTER) – Thomas Foster (b. 1938)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Christopher Tye (c. 1505-1573)

ANTHEM: Regina caeli – Robert White (c. 1538-1574)

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

The Office of Compline for April 16, 2023

The Second Sunday of Easter

ORISON: That Easter Day with joy was bright (Tune: PUER NOBIS) – mel. from Trier MS., 15th cent.; adapt. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621); harm. George R. Woodward (1848-1934

PSALM 16 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN: We walk by faith, and not by sight (Tune: SAINT BOTOLPH) – Gordon Slater (1896-1979)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VII; harm. Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

ANTHEM: Sermone blando angelus – Thomas Tallis

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

The Office of Compline for April 9, 2023

Easter Day

PROCESSIONAL: Easter Canticle – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

PSALM 118:14-24 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1

HYMN: Ad cenam Agni providi – Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Guillaume Dufay (c. 1397-1474); ed. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tonus peregrinus; harm. William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

ANTHEM: Christus surrexit – Jacob Handl (1550-1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

The Office of Compline for April 2, 2023

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

ORISON: Christus factus est – Plainsong, Mode V

PSALM 88 – Plainsong, Tone I.7

RESPOND: In manus tuas – John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558)

HYMN: Today, he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the tree – Byzantine chant, Tone VI; trans. John Muehleisen (b. 1955)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: We adore you, O Christ – Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010)

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

The Office of Compline for March 26, 2023

The Fifth Sunday in Lent

ORISON: Judica me Deus – Plainsong, Mode IV

PSALM 130 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Out of the depths I call (Tune: SAINT BRIDE) – Samuel Howard (1710-1782) and Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah (a7) – Costanzo Festa (c. 1485/1490-1545)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Ken Peterson, cantor

The Office of Compline for March 19, 2023

The Fourth Sunday in Lent: LAETARE Office for the Dead — 3 Years of COVID

PROCESSIONAL: Requiem aeternam – Plainsong, Mode VI

PSALM 91 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4

HYMN: O Holy Spirit, by whose breath, life rises (Tune: VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS) – Plainsong, Mode VIII

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
– Page Smith, violoncello

Jason Anderson, director • Bill Turnipseed, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor

The Office of Compline for March 12, 2023

The Third Sunday in Lent

ORISON: Oculi mei – Plainsong, Mode VII

PSALM 95 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4

HYMN: Lord Jesus, think on me (Tune: SOUTHWELL) – from Daman’s Psalter, 1579; adapt. Hymnal 1940; fauxbourdon harm. by Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah (a5) – Osbert Parsley (c. 1511-1585)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

The Office of Compline for March 5, 2023

The Second Sunday in Lent

ORISON: Reminiscere miserationum tuarum – Plainsong, Mode IV

PSALM 121 – H. Walford Davies (1869-1941)

HYMN: Our Father, while our hearts unlearn the creeds that wrong thy name (Tune: BALFOUR) – Scottish hymn; harm. Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943) and Gregory Bloch (b. 1977)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah (a4/a5) – Juan de Lienas (c. 1617-1654)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

The Office of Compline for February 26, 2023

The First Sunday in Lent

ORISON: Exaudi Domine – Plainsong Introit, Mode IV

PSALM 32 – Plainsong, Tone III.4

HYMN: The Truth from Above – Herefordshire Carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah – Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490-1562)

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

The Office of Compline for February 19, 2023

The Last Sunday after the Epiphany

ORISON: Processional Psalm for Lucernarium – Carl C. Crosier (1945-2014)

PSALM 115 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN 135: Songs of thankfulness and praise (Tune: SALZBURG) – mel. Jakob Hintze (1622-1702); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta (1680-1758)

ANTHEM: Resplenduit facies ejus – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Jason Anderson, director • Thomas Adams, reader • Theo FLoor, cantor