ORISON: “Holy is the true light” (Sir William H. Harris [1883 – 1972])

PSALM: 98 (plainsong, Tone VIII Ending 2)

HYMN: “Eternal light, shine in my heart” (Ach bleib bei uns, melody by Samuel Scheidt [1587 – 1654]; harmonized by Seth Calvisius [1556 – 1615])

NUNC DIMITTIS: (setting by John Holmes [d. 1621], Tone VIII Ending 1)

ANTHEM: “There is a balm in Gilead” (Afro-American spiritual arranged by Jeff Junkinsmith [b. 1956])